Economics at George Washington University
GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.
GWU Economics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
- Master’s Degree in Economics
GWU Economics Rankings
The economics major at GWU 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.
There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Economics Student Demographics at GWU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at George Washington University.
GWU Economics Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in economics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 19 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 52 |
International Students | 27 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
GWU Economics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in economics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 31 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Concentrations Within Economics
If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Economics | 120 |
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 119 |
International Economics | 14 |
Related Majors
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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.
Occupation | Jobs in DC | Average Salary in DC |
---|---|---|
Managers | 19,910 | $147,460 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 6,930 | $79,770 |
Economists | 6,380 | $134,260 |
Economics Professors | 230 | $110,350 |
Survey Researchers | 180 | $73,690 |
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 Michiel1972 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.