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Economics at West Virginia State University

Economics at West Virginia State University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what West Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,638.

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

WVSU Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

WVSU Economics Rankings

The economics major at WVSU 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 WVSU

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

WVSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at West Virginia State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 8

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,010 $45,760
Economics Professors 60 $90,800
Economists 50 $68,430

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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