General Economics at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In 2021, 39 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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.

WWU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WWU General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics programs across the country. The following shows how WWU 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 general economics major at WWU 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
	134
	165
	168
	174
	248
	256
	264
	305
	373
	379

General Economics Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Other 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.