Economics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Wilmington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. Of the 700 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 11 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.

UNCW Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UNCW Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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
	159
	176
	389
	392
	417
	420
	427
	518
	647
	755

Economics Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UNCW 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	11

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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.