General Economics at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and approximately 14,644 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 22 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UAA.

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.

UAA General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UAA General Economics Rankings

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

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 UAA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Popular General Economics Schools	299
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331

General Economics Student Demographics at UAA

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

UAA General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general economics from UAA. 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 UAA since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

UAA 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Economists	100	$85,970
Survey Researchers	70	$59,270

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.