Economics at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU Economics Degrees Available

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

WMU Economics Rankings

The economics major at WMU 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Economics Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	17
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	15

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Economics Professors	300	$111,530
Economists	250	$90,040
Survey Researchers	240	$64,400

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.