Economics at Whitworth University

If you are interested in studying economics, you may want to check out the program at Whitworth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. Of the 532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Whitworth University in 2021, 25 of them were economics majors.

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

Whitworth Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Whitworth Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Whitworth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Whitworth 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
Best Economics Schools	173
	224
Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	402

Economics Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Whitworth, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Whitworth 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 Whitworth University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Economists	400	$95,010
Economics Professors	260	$89,490
Survey Researchers	130	$66,150

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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.