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 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Williams College
Williamstown, MA | 105
(20.0%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Chicago
Chicago, IL | 209
(18.1%) |  | | |
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| | College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA | 112
(17.4%) | | | |
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| | Trinity College
Hartford, CT | 87
(16.9%) | | | |
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| | Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA | 54
(16.6%) |  |  | |
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| | Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS | 21
(16.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Hamilton College
Clinton, NY | 69
(15.2%) | | | |
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| | Lafayette College
Easton, PA | 81
(15.1%) | | | |
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| | Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA | 42
(14.8%) | | | |
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| | Harvard University
Cambridge, MA | 254
(14.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.