A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues.
| A major in Economics, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Economics, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Trinity College
Hartford, CT | 101
(18.6%) |  |  | |
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| | Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA | 65
(17.8%) |  | | |
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| | Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA | 48
(17.1%) |  | | |
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| | Ave Maria University
Ave Maria, FL | 15
(17.0%) | |  | |
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| | Denison University
Granville, OH | 88
(16.3%) | | | |
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| | Lafayette College
Easton, PA | 96
(16.0%) | | | |
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| | Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT | 99
(15.6%) | | - | |
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| | University of Chicago
Chicago, IL | 183
(15.4%) | | | |
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| | Harvard University
Cambridge, MA | 267
(15.2%) | |  | |
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| | Amherst College
Amherst, MA | 67
(15.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.