General Economics at Wheaton College Massachusetts

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

Wheaton College Massachusetts is located in Norton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,670. Of the 83 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College Massachusetts in 2021, 29 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.

Wheaton College Massachusetts General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Wheaton College Massachusetts General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Wheaton College Massachusetts 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 Wheaton College Massachusetts 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
	37
	41
	122
	128
	170
	207
	220
	228
	435
	447

General Economics Student Demographics at Wheaton College Massachusetts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Wheaton College Massachusetts.

Wheaton College Massachusetts General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from Wheaton College Massachusetts. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Wheaton College Massachusetts since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wheaton College Massachusetts with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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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 Wheaton College Massachusetts.

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 Wheaton College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.