Business/Managerial Economics at Virginia Commonwealth University

What traits are you looking for in a managerial economics school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's managerial economics program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 63 of them were business/managerial economics majors.

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

VCU Business/Managerial Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Managerial Economics

VCU Business/Managerial Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks managerial economics programs across the country. The following shows how VCU 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 managerial economics major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business/Managerial 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
	17
	19
	87
	124
	151

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in managerial economics from VCU. This is the #16 most popular school for managerial economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of VCU Managerial Economics Graduates

The median salary of managerial economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $40,239. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,936 for all managerial economics students.

Managerial Economics Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the managerial economics majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 managerial economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical managerial economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its managerial economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Business/Managerial Economics

Business/Managerial 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Economics	63

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Managerial Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in managerial 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 Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.