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.
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
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.
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
About 56% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in economics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Economics
If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Economics | 11 |
Related Majors
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.