Business Economics at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in business economics from GVSU.

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

GVSU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

GVSU Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at GVSU 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 business economics major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	16
	32
	61
	71

Business Economics Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business economics from GVSU in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.