General Economics at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 24,677. Of the 1,584 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2019, 21 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.

GVSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

GVSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at GVSU 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 GVSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best General Economics Schools	256
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	267
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	555
Most Focused General Economics Schools	625

General Economics Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from GVSU in 2018-2019, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State 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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.