General Economics at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. Of the 215 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 6 of them were general economics majors.

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.

WIU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for general economics at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WIU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at WIU 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 WIU 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
	9
	85
	85
	125
	131
	182
	188
	432

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

General Economics Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from WIU. Of these graduates, 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 WIU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.