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Economics at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Economics at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 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.

UW - Whitewater Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UW - Whitewater Economics Rankings

The economics major at UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Economics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at UW - Whitewater 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 Wisconsin - Whitewater with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 17

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12,660 $57,710
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Economists 240 $80,070
Economics Professors 200 $119,560
Survey Researchers 80 $48,010

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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