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Economics at Central Washington University

Economics at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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

CWU Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

CWU Economics Rankings

The economics major at CWU 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.

Economics Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Economics Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Central Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 9
Other Economics 9

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 21,300 $81,890
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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