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.
Economics, General is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 3,691 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.
| Major | Graduates | Colleges |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 7,789 | 96 |
| Agricultural Economics | 1,566 | 30 |