Economics at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

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

WKU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

WKU Economics Rankings

The economics major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of economics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	29
General Economics	13

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• General Social Sciences
• 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,650	$58,190
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Survey Researchers	40	$57,050

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.