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Economics Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains 22 schools that offer economics programs. Washington and Lee University, the highest-ranking economics school in VA, has a total student population of 2,153 and is the 47th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 22 economics schools in Virginia, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Hampden-Sydney College comes out as the most expensive ($26,295/yr), with Radford University as the lowest recorded at only $8,996/yr.

Economics students from Virginia schools who go on to become economists, economics professors, analysts, economic analysts, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,160 people working as economists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Also, Business and financial operations employees make on average $65,900 per year and there are about 6,063,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are 225,160 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $72,280. Economists in this state earn $113,550/yr and there are 440 employed.

Also, within the economics schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from economics, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Economics Programs in Virginia

Washington and Lee University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

James Madison University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Richmond

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• International Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Mary Washington

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Hollins University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern Mennonite University

• Development Economics and International Development
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hampden-Sydney College

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Roanoke College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sweet Briar College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Randolph-Macon College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lynchburg College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emory and Henry College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marymount University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mary Baldwin College

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia State University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

George Mason University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Old Dominion University

• Business/Managerial Economics
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Radford University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Longwood University

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Randolph College

• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bridgewater College

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Economics, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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See Also

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