General Economics at Westfield State 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 Westfield State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 students attend the school each year. Of the 169 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Westfield State University in 2021, 19 of them were general economics majors.

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.

Westfield General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Westfield General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Westfield compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 general economics major at Westfield 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
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General Economics Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at Westfield awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Westfield since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.