Economics at Gonzaga University

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

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 40 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Gonzaga.

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

Gonzaga Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Gonzaga Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how Gonzaga performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Gonzaga 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 Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Most Focused Economics Schools	286
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How Much Do Economics Graduates from Gonzaga Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $36,406. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $45,868 for all economics students.

Economics Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in economics from Gonzaga in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Gonzaga since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 Gonzaga 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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.