General Economics at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,034 students attend the school each year. Of the 131 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Colorado University in 2019, 13 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.

Western General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Western General Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Western 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	158
Most Focused General Economics Schools	175
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
Best General Economics Schools	363
Most Popular General Economics Schools	403

General Economics Student Demographics at Western

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

Western General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 13 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western. Of these graduates, 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Western 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 Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Economics Professors	290	$104,530
Economists	220	$104,350
Survey Researchers	50	$69,530

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.