General Economics at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 642 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 5 of them were general economics majors.

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.

UNI General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UNI General Economics Rankings

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

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 UNI 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
	21
	75
	80
	545
	568

General Economics Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNI 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
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Economics Professors	150	$133,600
Economists	60	$87,530

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.