General Economics at University of Illinois at Springfield

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at University of Illinois at Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,575 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UIS.

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.

UIS General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UIS General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UIS 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 UIS 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	468
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468
Most Focused General Economics Schools	523
Most Popular General Economics Schools	536

General Economics Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 7 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIS. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UIS 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in general economics.

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

UIS 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.