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Economics at University of Mary Washington

Economics at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 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.

UMW Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UMW Economics Rankings

The economics major at UMW 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.

Economics Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Economics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UMW since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UMW 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 University of Mary Washington with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mary Washington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 24

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Economics Professors 440 $101,290
Survey Researchers 330 $59,410

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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