General Economics at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 2,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 75 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College in 2019, 10 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.

Eckerd General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Eckerd General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Eckerd 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	191
Most Focused General Economics Schools	213
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	406
Most Popular General Economics Schools	468

General Economics Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Eckerd awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% 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 Eckerd since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Economics Professors	340	$116,920
Economists	240	$105,230

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.