Business Economics at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In 2021, 63 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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.

VCU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

VCU Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at VCU 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
	67
	87
	120
	159

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

Business Economics Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from VCU. About 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical business 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 business 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 business 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 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 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.