by our College Data Analytics TeamEconomics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Wake Forest University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're the kind of person who enjoys working with numbers and solving tough problems, a graduate degree in economics may be for you.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Wake Forest University is in the top 10% of the country for economics. More specifically it was ranked #40 out of 627 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.
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Part-time undergraduates at Wake Forest University paid an average of $2,352 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,722 | $56,722 |
| Fees | $1,038 | $1,038 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,520 | $15,520 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,498 | $2,498 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wake Forest University took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 8% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University make an average of $58,673 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Wake Forest University does not offer an online option for its economics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wake Forest University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 30.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Around 15.8% of economics bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 95 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Economics | 121 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 21 |
| Political Science & Government | 146 |
| Sociology | 51 |
*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.
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