General Economics at University of Nevada - Reno

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Reno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722. In 2021, 58 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNR.

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.

UNR General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UNR General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how UNR performed in these rankings.

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 UNR 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
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	86
	96
	114
	117
	120
	139
	242
	284

General Economics Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UNR are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Economics Professors	90	$79,310
Economists	70	$79,170

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.