General Economics at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 51,847 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 36 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU General Economics Degrees Available

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

NYU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at NYU 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 NYU 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 Popular General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	29
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best General Economics Schools	77
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	599

In 2019, 46 students received their master’s degree in general economics from NYU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 36 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from NYU. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NYU General Economics Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 46 students graduated with a master's degree in general economics from NYU. About 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 19 students 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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Economics Professors	1,650	$129,370
Economists	750	$127,520
Survey Researchers	710	$74,130

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.