General Economics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

Virginia Tech General Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Virginia Tech 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
	25
	69
	101
	117
	215
	337
	385

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #59 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from Virginia Tech. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Virginia Tech General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General Economics from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in general economics.

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

Virginia Tech 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.