General Economics at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,800. Of the 321 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 2019, 188 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.

Brandeis General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Brandeis General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Brandeis 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 Brandeis 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
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Focused General Economics Schools	36
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular General Economics Schools	42
Best General Economics Schools	52
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

General Economics Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Brandeis awarded 188 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	45
International Students	102
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Development Economics & International Development
• 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 MA, the home state for Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.