General Economics at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 16,121 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from WWU.

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.

WWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WWU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at WWU 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 WWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Popular General Economics Schools	151
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Best General Economics Schools	253
Most Focused General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Most Focused General Economics Schools	297

General Economics Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in general economics from WWU. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WWU 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 Western 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.