Economics Schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin contains
23 schools that offer economics programs.
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
the highest-ranking economics school in WI, has a total student population of 41,654 and
is the
23rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 23 economics schools
in Wisconsin,
only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Carthage College comes out as the most expensive ($25,664/yr),
with University of Wisconsin-Superior as the lowest recorded at only $7,501/yr.
Economics students from Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin alone, there are
111,820 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of
$57,460. Economists in this state earn
$69,170/yr and there are 110 employed.
Also, within the economics schools
in Wisconsin, the average student population is 3,620 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
15 to 1. Aside from economics,
there are 4047 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,987 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,857, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Economics Programs in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Agricultural Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Consumer Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Development Economics and International Development
Levels offered:
PhD
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Marquette University
Business/Managerial Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Applied Economics
Levels offered:
Masters
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lakeland College
Business/Managerial Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Beloit College
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Economics, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Lawrence University
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Ripon College
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Saint Norbert College
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Business/Managerial Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Carthage College
Economics, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
International Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Edgewood College
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Marian University-Wisconsin
Business/Managerial Economics
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Economics, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Wisconsin Interesting Facts
- Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state's 7,446 streams and rivers.
- End-to-end they'd stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
- Wisconsin's Door County has five state parks and 250 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan. These figures represent more than any other county in the country.
- In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
- In 1900 land acquisition for Wisconsin's first state park began. The park became Interstate State Park located in St. Croix Falls.
- Devil's Lake was established in 1911. The facility has become one of Wisconsin's oldest and most famous state parks. It leads the state parks in attendance.
Top National Parks in Wisconsin:
Famous State Residents:
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