General Economics at Eastern Michigan University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Eastern Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 19,123 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics

Eastern Michigan General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular General Economics Schools	246
Best General Economics Schools	339

In 2019, 3 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #99 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern Michigan General Economics Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in general economics from Eastern Michigan. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Applied Economics
• International Economics
• Other 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.