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General Economics at Howard University

General Economics at Howard University

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 Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
  • Master’s Degree in General Economics

Howard General Economics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard General Economics Master’s Program

50% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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In the general economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a master's in general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Economists 6,380 $134,260
Economics Professors 230 $110,350
Survey Researchers 180 $73,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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