General Economics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 43,463 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,983 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2019, 587 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.

UW - Madison General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UW - Madison General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison 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
Best General Economics Schools	45
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	121

In 2019, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from UW - Madison. This is the #121 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 587 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from UW - Madison in 2019, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	373
International Students	142
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Economists	240	$80,070
Economics Professors	200	$119,560
Survey Researchers	80	$48,010

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.