General Economics at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,674 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 41 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Providence.

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.

Providence General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Providence General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Providence performed in these rankings.

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 Providence 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	34
Best General Economics Schools	34
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Focused General Economics Schools	145
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Most Popular General Economics Schools	183

General Economics Student Demographics at Providence

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

Providence General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Providence, about 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Providence since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Providence 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 Providence College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Providence also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student 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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.