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Economics at Wichita State University

Economics at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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

WSU Economics Degrees Available

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

WSU Economics Rankings

The economics major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

WSU Economics Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of economics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics 3

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 6,010 $64,910
Managers 2,420 $102,560
Survey Researchers 130 $51,640
Economics Professors 90 $114,000
Economists 40 $72,600

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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