General Economics at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 710 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 8 of them were general economics majors.

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.

WVU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WVU General Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at WVU 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
	160
	194
	242
	382
	458
	581

General Economics Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at WVU awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.