Economics at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 461 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 25 of them were economics majors.

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

EWU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

EWU Economics Rankings

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

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 EWU 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
	30
	30
	232
	246
	330
	362
	366
	377
	381
	418

How Much Do Economics Graduates from EWU Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $39,218. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from EWU. About 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Eastern Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	25

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.