General Economics at Monmouth College

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

Monmouth is located in Monmouth, Illinois and approximately 914 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 17 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Monmouth.

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.

Monmouth General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Monmouth General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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 Schools	41
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Most Popular General Economics Schools	351

General Economics Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Monmouth, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Monmouth since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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

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

Monmouth 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 IL, the home state for Monmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Jdrankin57 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.