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Economics at Wesleyan University

Economics at Wesleyan University

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 Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

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

Wesleyan U Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Wesleyan U Economics Rankings

The economics major at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Economics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 78
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 96

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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Survey Researchers 310 $51,740
Economics Professors 240 $98,870
Economists 140 $95,450

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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