General Economics at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,399. In 2019, 43 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Dickinson General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Dickinson performed in these rankings.

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 Dickinson 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	57
Most Focused General Economics Schools	58
Best General Economics Schools	70
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular General Economics Schools	175

General Economics Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 43 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Dickinson. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dickinson also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.