Economics at Winston - Salem State University

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

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 5,169 students attend the school each year. Of the 991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winston - Salem State University in 2021, 8 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.

WSSU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

WSSU Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at WSSU 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 WSSU 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
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439
Best Value Economics Schools	452
Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478
Most Focused Economics Schools	525
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532
	535
Most Popular Economics Schools	570

Economics Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from WSSU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at WSSU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in economics.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Economics Professors	580	$106,080
Survey Researchers	350	$80,960
Economists	230	$81,470

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.