Business Economics at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 11 of them were business economics majors.

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.

WKU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

WKU Business Economics Rankings

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

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 WKU 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
	106
	154
	160

Business Economics Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from WKU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business 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 business 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 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 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.