General Economics at University of Puget Sound

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 Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,666 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Puget Sound.

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.

Puget Sound General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Puget Sound General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Puget Sound 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	91
Most Focused General Economics Schools	100
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Most Popular General Economics Schools	255
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Best General Economics Schools	306

General Economics Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 27 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Puget Sound 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.