General Economics at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In 2021, 42 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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.

URI General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

URI General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how URI 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 URI 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
	157
	403
	419

General Economics Student Demographics at URI

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

URI General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 88% were men and 12% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Applied Economics
• 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.