General Economics at Truman State University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Truman State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,853. Of the 230 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Truman State University in 2019, 12 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.

Truman State General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Truman State General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Truman State 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 Truman State 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	352
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Most Focused General Economics Schools	400
Most Popular General Economics Schools	424

General Economics Student Demographics at Truman State

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

Truman State General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Truman State awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% 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 Truman State since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Truman State 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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.