General Economics at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,242 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 38 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Lowell.

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.

UMass Lowell General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UMass Lowell General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell 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	172
Most Popular General Economics Schools	201
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	374
Most Focused General Economics Schools	418

General Economics Student Demographics at UMass Lowell

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

UMass Lowell General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from UMass Lowell in 2019, 87% were men and 13% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UMass Lowell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Lowell 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.