General Economics at Central Washington 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 Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 12,342. In 2019, 6 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from CWU.

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.

CWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

CWU General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Economics Schools	557
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	606
Most Focused General Economics Schools	684

General Economics Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from CWU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CWU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Economics

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.