Business/Managerial Economics at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study business/managerial economics, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 11 managerial economics majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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

WKU Business/Managerial Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Managerial Economics

WKU Business/Managerial Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks managerial economics programs across the country. The following shows how WKU 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 managerial economics major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business/Managerial 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
	106
	149
	160

Managerial Economics Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the managerial economics majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business/Managerial Economics from WKU in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in managerial economics at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in managerial economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Business/Managerial Economics

Business/Managerial Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Economics	11

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Construction Management
• Hospitality Management

Careers That Managerial Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in managerial 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Survey Researchers	40	$57,050

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.