Economics at Virginia Military Institute

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

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,698. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from VMI.

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

VMI Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

VMI Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how VMI 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 economics major at VMI 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
	24
	26
	159
	161
	188
	218
	357
	361
	398
	421

How Much Do Economics Graduates from VMI Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at VMI is $41,118. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at VMI awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Military Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	48

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.