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Economics at Ohio Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Ohio Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OWU is located in Delaware, Ohio and has a total student population of 1,426. Of the 374 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2021, 8 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.

OWU Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

OWU Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how OWU 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 OWU 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 200
365
Most Popular Economics Schools 570

Economics Student Demographics at OWU

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

OWU Economics Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from OWU, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Ohio Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 OH, the home state for Ohio Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 24,840 $65,920
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Economics Professors 470 $109,960
Survey Researchers 140 $59,510
Economists 140 $125,490

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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