Economics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. Of the 9,451 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus in 2021, 283 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.

UW Seattle Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

UW Seattle Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at UW Seattle 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 Popular Economics Schools	39

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in economics from UW Seattle. This makes it the #87 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UW Seattle Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $49,591. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	59
International Students	160
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UW Seattle Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 economics majors earned their master's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.