Wyoming contains five schools that offer economics programs. University of Wyoming, the highest-ranking economics school in WY, has a total student population of 12,427 and is the 1527th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 economics schools in Wyoming, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Wyoming comes out as the most expensive ($9,676/yr), with Western Wyoming Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,743/yr.
Economics students from Wyoming 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 Wyoming alone, there are 7,350 employed business and financial operations employees earning an average yearly salary of $58,050. Economists in this state earn $60,370/yr and there are 30 employed.
Also, within the economics schools in Wyoming, the average student population is 3,094 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from economics, there are 791 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,589 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,319, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.