Applied Economics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 applied 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 Applied Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Applied Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics

Virginia Tech Applied Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied economics progam at Virginia Tech 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 applied economics major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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
	9
	10
	11
	14
	21

Applied Economics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Applied Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in applied economics from Virginia Tech in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical applied economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in applied 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 applied economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
• General Economics

Careers That Applied Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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.