General Economics at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Western New England.

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.

Western New England General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Western New England General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Western New England 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 Western New England 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
	509
	605

General Economics Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from Western New England. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Western New England 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.