General Economics at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 31,683. In 2019, 113 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC General Economics Degrees Available

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

UIC General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UIC 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 UIC 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	30
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Popular General Economics Schools	69
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Best General Economics Schools	252
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Focused General Economics Schools	261

In 2019, 7 students received their master’s degree in general economics from UIC. This makes it the #64 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from UIC in 2019, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UIC General Economics Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in general economics from UIC. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men.

Of the students who received a general economics master's degree from UIC, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UIC also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Economics Professors	520	$128,340
Economists	380	$108,690

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.