Economics at Wake Forest
Wake Forest graduates about 110 economics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 50 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally.
Where economics happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 26 · Academic 17 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.
Nearby in the economics ranking
Other strong majors at Wake Forest
- Communications & media 94 · #7
- Philosophy & religion 94 · #10
- History 92 · #15
- Languages 92 · #25
- Biology 90 · #18
- Political science & IR 90 · #32
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wake Forest with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.