General Economics at West Virginia State University

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what West Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,638. In 2021, 8 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from WVSU.

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.

WVSU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WVSU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at WVSU 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 general economics major at WVSU 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
	149
	173
	382
	458

General Economics Student Demographics at WVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at West Virginia State University.

WVSU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Economics from WVSU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Economics Professors	60	$90,800
Economists	50	$68,430

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.