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 45
Pennsylvania
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Economics, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | Ursinus College Collegeville, PA | 65 (17.8%) |  |  | |
|  | Lafayette College Easton, PA | 96 (16.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Allegheny College Meadville, PA | 62 (11.6%) |  |  | |
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|  | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | 37 (9.9%) |  |  | |
|  | Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA | 82 (9.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | 39 (7.4%) |  |  | |
|  | Haverford College Haverford, PA | 22 (7.3%) |  |  | |
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|  | Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA | 44 (6.8%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 179 (6.5%) |  |  | |
|  | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | 16 (5.1%) |  |  | |
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