General Economics at Willamette University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at Willamette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year. Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in 2021, 52 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.

Willamette General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Willamette General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Willamette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Willamette 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
	18
	18
	111
	131
	218
	226
	389
	402
	432
	442

General Economics Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from Willamette in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Willamette since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Willamette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Willamette 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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.