Business Economics at Washington University in St Louis

If you are interested in studying business economics, you may want to check out the program at Washington University in St Louis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in business economics from WUSTL.

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

WUSTL Business Economics Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Business Economics (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

WUSTL Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at WUSTL 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 business economics major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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.

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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in business economics from WUSTL. This is the #16 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Economics Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business economics majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

The business economics program at WUSTL awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women. The typical business economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at WUSTL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Economists	250	$112,240
Economics Professors	180	$108,240
Survey Researchers	160	$52,450

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 Bachrach44 under License

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