General Economics at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,032. Of the 1,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Irvine in 2019, 308 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.

UC Irvine General Economics Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UC Irvine 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	14
Best General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Economics Schools	18
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused General Economics Schools	129
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best General Economics Schools	173

In 2019, 8 students received their master’s degree in general economics from UC Irvine. This makes it the #57 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 308 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from UC Irvine in 2018-2019, 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 UC Irvine since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 California - Irvine with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	12
International Students	165
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UC Irvine General Economics Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in general economics from UC Irvine. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 13 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.