General Economics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Wake Forest University General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University 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 general economics major at Wake Forest University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	11
	14
	45
	48
	60
	69
	74
	86
	216
	226

General Economics Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Wake Forest University.

Wake Forest University General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wake Forest University, about 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	76
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Wake Forest University also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.