The main focus area for this major is General Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in economics, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. UW Seattle was ranked #87 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for economics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,267 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $354 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,629 | $37,998 |
Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Economics students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW Seattle took out an average of $19,050 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $21,243.
economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle make an average of $50,231 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $46,790.
Online degrees for the UW Seattle economics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.6% of the economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in economics at UW Seattle in 2019-2020, 24.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 41 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 66 |
International Students | 162 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Economics | 312 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 72 |
Anthropology | 41 |
Archeology | 9 |
Geography & Cartography | 134 |
Political Science & Government | 356 |
*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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