Economics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In 2021, 11 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCW.

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

UNCW Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UNCW Economics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UNCW 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
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389
Best Economics Schools	392

Economics Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from UNCW. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.