Economics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. In 2021, 88 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.

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

Virginia Tech Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Virginia Tech Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech 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
	17
	37
	70
	119
	132
	274
	390
	418

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in economics from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #177 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Virginia Tech Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $43,249. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 88 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Virginia Tech in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Virginia Tech 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 Tech with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	56
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Virginia Tech Economics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in economics from Virginia Tech. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

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

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 9 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	74
Applied Economics	18
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	9

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.