General Economics at Washington and Lee University

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 students attend the school each year.

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

Washington and Lee General Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

Washington and Lee General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at Washington and Lee is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

General Economics Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general economics majors at Washington and Lee University.

Washington and Lee General Economics Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 Washington and Lee University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
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
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