General Economics at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. In 2021, 25 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UPenn.

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.

UPenn General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UPenn General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UPenn 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
	48
	232
	615

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from UPenn. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UPenn. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPenn 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.