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. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 18 of them were economics majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Economics Schools	406
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	511
Most Focused Economics Schools	599

Earnings of CWU Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $38,008. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 56% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• General Social Sciences

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.

• 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.