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General Economics at Western Kentucky University

General Economics at Western Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if Western Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

WKU General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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