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 11,174. In 2021, 9 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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
	239
	249
	308
	435
	613

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

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general economics from CWU in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CWU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 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.