Applied Economics at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Applied Economics section at the bottom of this page.
Virginia Tech Applied Economics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Economics
Virginia Tech Applied Economics Rankings
Applied Economics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied economics majors at Virginia Tech.
Related Majors
- Development Economics & International Development
- General Economics
- Econometrics & Quantitative Economics
Careers That Applied Economics Grads May Go Into
A degree in applied economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.
| Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
|---|---|---|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 20,130 | $75,050 |
| Managers | 17,280 | $134,500 |
| Economists | 1,230 | $126,080 |
| Economics Professors | 440 | $101,290 |
| Survey Researchers | 330 | $59,410 |
References
*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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.