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Economics at George Washington University

Economics at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

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

43% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in economics.

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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

52% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of economics master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in economics.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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