Business Economics at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In 2021, 31 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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.

WVU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics
• Master’s Degree in Business Economics

WVU Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at WVU 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 business economics major at WVU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	6
	7
	7
	9
	45
	89
	89
	96
	137

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in business economics from WVU. This makes it the #7 most popular school for business economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business economics, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Economics Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business economics from WVU in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business 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 business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WVU Business Economics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Business Economics from WVU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a business economics master's degree from WVU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
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.