Economics at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In 2021, 2 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from NWC.

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

NWC Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

NWC Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at NWC 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 Schools	597
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	640

Economics Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from NWC. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

NWC 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

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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Economics Professors	150	$133,600
Economists	60	$87,530

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.