Economics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Economics Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Economics Rankings

The economics major at Virginia Tech 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	69
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Virginia Tech Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of economics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	6
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	74
Applied Economics	18
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	9
Development Economics & International Development	1

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

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 Virginia Tech.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

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