General Economics at West Virginia State University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what West Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,692. Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia State University in 2019, 12 of them were general economics majors.

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.

WVSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WVSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at WVSU 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 general economics major at WVSU 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 Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Focused General Economics Schools	133
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	366
Most Popular General Economics Schools	424

General Economics Student Demographics at WVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at West Virginia State University.

WVSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at WVSU 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Economics Professors	60	$90,800
Economists	50	$68,430

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.