General Economics at University of Puget Sound

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 Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Puget Sound.

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.

Puget Sound General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Puget Sound General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound 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
	44
	47
	103
	109
	142
	178
	206
	212
	389
	402

General Economics Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Puget Sound 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.