Economics at Western New England University

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at Western New England University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673. In 2021, 3 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New England.

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

Western New England Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Western New England Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Western New England 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 economics major at Western New England is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
	603
	709
	724

Economics Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Economics Bachelor’s Program

The economics program at Western New England awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New England University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western New England University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	3

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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 Bpayne4001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.