Economics at Edgewood College

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

Edgewood is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,007. Of the 87 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Edgewood College in 2021, 5 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.

Edgewood Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Edgewood Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Edgewood 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 economics major at Edgewood 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
	369
	437
	554
	651

Economics Student Demographics at Edgewood

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Edgewood College.

Edgewood Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Edgewood, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Edgewood since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Edgewood College with a bachelor's in economics.

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

Edgewood 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 Edgewood College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Edgewood College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	5

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 WI, the home state for Edgewood College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Economists	240	$80,070
Economics Professors	200	$119,560
Survey Researchers	80	$48,010

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.