General Economics at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WUSTL General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how WUSTL 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 WUSTL 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
	258
	598
	707

General Economics Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.