Business Economics at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,527 students attend the school each year. Of the 938 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2019, 89 of them were business economics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Economics section at the bottom of this page.

WCUPA Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

WCUPA Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at WCUPA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 business economics major at WCUPA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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 Business Economics Schools	12
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Business Economics Schools	28
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Business Economics Schools	54

Business Economics Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 business economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from WCUPA, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.