General Economics at Washington & Jefferson College

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what Washington & Jefferson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,167 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from W&J.

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.

W&J General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

W&J General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how W&J performed in these rankings.

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 general economics major at W&J 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
	52
	57
	83
	88
	287
	290
	293
	330
	343
	355

General Economics Student Demographics at W&J

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Washington & Jefferson College.

W&J General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from W&J in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at W&J since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at W&J 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 Washington & Jefferson College with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

W&J also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other 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 PA, the home state for Washington & Jefferson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Economics Professors	710	$131,060
Economists	610	$87,630
Survey Researchers	510	$60,810

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 Mgardzina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.