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Economics at Wake Forest University

Economics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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

Wake Forest University Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Wake Forest University Economics Rankings

The economics major at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Economics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 75
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Wake Forest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 106
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 11

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 Wake Forest University.

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.

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