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. In 2021, 8 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from WVSU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how WVSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Economics Schools	267
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478

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

Of the 8 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WVSU, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WVSU also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.