General Economics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at University of North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCW.

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.

UNCW General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UNCW General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UNCW 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
	137
	146
	319
	321
	329
	349
	355
	399
	548
	641

General Economics Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from UNCW. About 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.