Economics at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from William & Mary.

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

William & Mary Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

William & Mary Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how William & Mary 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 economics major at William & Mary is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
	55
	57
	84
	99
	103
	104
	108
	121
	217
	231

Earnings of William & Mary Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at William & Mary is $54,979. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 127 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from William & Mary in 2020-2021, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	72
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

William & Mary also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William & Mary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	127

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.