General Economics at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 6,135. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UW - River Falls.

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 - River Falls General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UW - River Falls General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UW - River Falls 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 UW - River Falls 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best General Economics Schools	41
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused General Economics Schools	200
Most Popular General Economics Schools	232

General Economics Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from UW - River Falls in 2018-2019, 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 UW - River Falls since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - River Falls 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.