General Economics at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 134 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Boston General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UMass Boston General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UMass Boston compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UMass Boston is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	38
	48
	80
	92
	236
	241
	440
	446
	449
	460

General Economics Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from UMass Boston. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.