The Economics Department offers 8 different options under the Bachelor of Arts degree. Combinations with economics include: Accounting, Environmental Studies, Finance, Mathematics, Political Science, Philosophy and Social Studies. We currently have around 240 majors and 23 faculty.
A degree in economics can lead to a number of career paths. Western graduates in economics have found success in business, as advisors and researchers, as well as in education. Other graduates have gone on to professional schools such as MBA programs or law school. Employment as a professional economist often requires further study and a number of Western economics graduates have gone on to pursue a Ph.D. in economics or a related field.
An undergraduate degree in economics is a fantastic way to develop a solid foundation of critical thinking and analytical problem solving regardless of what field a graduate may choose later in life.
As we did last year, we are listing three specific areas of support. First, because we realize that many of our students and their families have experienced financial hardships during the pandemic, we are recommending the Economics Department Scholarship Fund as a possible recipient of your donation. Your gift to this fund will go directly to help provide student scholarships in economics and allow students to continue their studies through challenging times. Our second area of focus is the Paul Storer Memorial Fund. This fund honors the memory of our friend and colleague, Paul Storer, and supports annual talks by a scholar in the area of US-Canadian Economic Relations, as well as sending students to economics conferences (conference fees, lodging, transportation). Many of these activities were suspended during the pandemic and we hope that we can provide the support necessary to give as many students as possible these experiences as things open up again. Finally, our third designated fund is the Economics Department Fund. Contributions to this fund provide support to faculty and students in the department by funding student events and research, hosting student club events and guest speakers, and providing our year-end awards for academic excellence.
Rank | Prize | Area of Support | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | WWU Volleyball | 132 |
2 | $1,000 | Ice Hockey | 127 |
3 | $1,000 | Accounting Department | 106 |
4 | $1,000 | Men's Rowing | 102 |
5 | $1,000 | Marketing Program | 93 |
6 | Women's Soccer | 71 | |
7 | Psychology | 61 | |
8 | College of Business and Economics | 60 | |
9 | Scholarships & Student Success Funds | 56 | |
10 | The Fairhaven Outback Farm | 55 | |
11 | Computer Science | 51 | |
12 | Men's Soccer | 48 | |
13 | Cross Country & Track and Field | 45 | |
14 | Woodring College of Education | 45 | |
15 | MSCM & Operations | 43 | |
16 | Women's Basketball | 41 | |
17 | Chemistry Department | 39 | |
18 | Water Skiing Team | 36 | |
19 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 35 | |
20 | Geology | 31 | |
21 | Anthropology | 30 | |
22 | Donate to Fairhaven Here! | 29 | |
23 | English Department | 28 | |
24 | WWU Racing | 26 | |
25 | Music Department | 26 | |
26 | Men's Ultimate (DiRT) | 26 | |
27 | Linguistics | 25 | |
28 | History Department | 25 | |
29 | International Business Program | 23 | |
30 | MBA Program | 23 | |
31 | Biology | 23 | |
32 | Young Democrats of WWU | 23 | |
33 | Rowing (Women's Varsity Crew) | 22 | |
34 | Marine and Coastal Science | 21 | |
35 | Men's Lacrosse | 20 | |
36 | Journalism | 20 | |
37 | Women's Ultimate | 20 | |
38 | WWU Child Development Center | 20 | |
39 | Sailing Team | 19 | |
40 | Western Libraries | 19 | |
41 | Health and Human Development | 19 | |
42 | Finance Program | 19 | |
43 | Economics | 18 | |
44 | The College of the Environment's Available Funds | 18 | |
45 | College of Fine and Performing Arts | 17 | |
46 | Help Build A Coast Salish Longhouse At WWU! | 17 | |
47 | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Program | 17 | |
48 | Western GAP Scholarship | 17 | |
49 | Speakers in Schools Fund - Give Day Challenge! | 16 | |
50 | Communication Sciences and Disorders | 16 | |
51 | Sociology | 16 | |
52 | Mathematics | 16 | |
53 | Women's Rugby | 16 | |
54 | SEA Discovery Center | 16 | |
55 | Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programs | 15 | |
56 | Men's Basketball | 15 | |
57 | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 15 | |
58 | Modern and Classical Languages | 15 | |
59 | Education Abroad | 15 | |
60 | College of Science and Engineering | 14 | |
61 | Student Emergency Fund | 14 | |
62 | University Honors College | 14 | |
63 | Theatre Arts | 14 | |
64 | Millie Johnson Puzzle Hunt | 13 | |
65 | Viking Athletics | 13 | |
66 | The Ray Wolpow Institute (RWI) | 13 | |
67 | Club Wrestling | 12 | |
68 | Physics and Astronomy | 12 | |
69 | AS Clubs | 12 | |
70 | Elementary Education Department | 12 | |
71 | The College of the Environment | 12 | |
72 | Men's Ultimate Teams | 12 | |
73 | Political Science | 11 | |
74 | International Student Support | 11 | |
75 | Graduate School | 11 | |
76 | Engineering and Design | 10 | |
77 | Institute for Energy Studies | 10 | |
78 | Men's Rugby | 10 | |
79 | Center for Canadian-American Studies | 10 | |
80 | Career Services Center | 10 | |
81 | Management Information Systems | 10 | |
82 | Advanced Technology Engineering Facility | 10 | |
83 | Environmental Science | 10 | |
84 | Marion Van Nostrand Scholarship | 9 | |
85 | Diversity in Geoscience Club | 9 | |
86 | Design Department | 9 | |
87 | Woodring Equity & Diversity Programs | 9 | |
88 | LGBTQ+ Western | 8 | |
89 | Student Technology Center's Booster Fund | 8 | |
90 | Fairhaven College Opportunity Scholarship | 8 | |
91 | WWU Swim Team | 8 | |
92 | Women's Ice Hockey | 8 | |
93 | Decision Sciences | 8 | |
94 | Communication Studies | 8 | |
95 | Other | 7 | |
96 | Western Symphony Orchestra Spain Tour 2023 | 7 | |
97 | Global Humanities and Religions | 7 | |
98 | WHOLE - AS Food Pantry | 7 | |
99 | Support Black Students In STEM | 7 | |
100 | Compass2Campus | 7 | |
101 | Women's Lacrosse | 7 | |
102 | WWU Psychology Counseling Program | 7 | |
103 | Women's Volleyball Sport Club | 7 | |
104 | Happy Club | 7 | |
105 | Salish Sea Institute | 6 | |
106 | Institute for Critical Disability Studies | 6 | |
107 | Dance | 6 | |
108 | WWU Club Baseball | 6 | |
109 | Music Department Scholarships | 6 | |
110 | Figure Skating | 6 | |
111 | Environmental Sciences Department | 6 | |
112 | Art and Art History Department | 6 | |
113 | Dr. Renee Collins Scholarship for Black Women | 6 | |
114 | Environmental Studies Department | 6 | |
115 | Associated Students General | 6 | |
116 | Institute for Watershed Studies | 5 | |
117 | Institute for Environmental Toxicology | 5 | |
118 | The College of the Environment Annual Scholarships | 5 | |
119 | WWU Alumni Association Scholarship | 5 | |
120 | WWU Equestrian Team | 5 | |
121 | Parents and Families | 5 | |
122 | CBE Professional and Career Readiness Program | 4 | |
123 | Women's Golf | 4 | |
124 | Athletes to Educators | 4 | |
125 | Secondary Education & MIT | 4 | |
126 | Education Leadership | 4 | |
127 | Human Services | 4 | |
128 | Planned Parenthood Generation Action Club | 4 | |
129 | Department of Philosophy | 4 | |
130 | WWU SACNAS | 4 | |
131 | Woodring Hardship Scholarships | 4 | |
132 | AMSEC - Materials Science | 4 | |
133 | WWU Club Golf Team | 4 | |
134 | Bellingham Rotaract Club | 4 | |
135 | Joann Otto Microscope Endowment Fund | 3 | |
136 | Uche Ugwoaba Computer Science Scholarship | 3 | |
137 | CBE Diverse Students Opportunity Scholarship | 3 | |
138 | WWU Hip Hop Dance Team | 3 | |
139 | Geography Program | 3 | |
140 | Men's Water Polo | 3 | |
141 | Science, Math and Technology Education | 3 | |
142 | Men's Golf | 3 | |
143 | Western Stands for Racial Equity Fund | 3 | |
144 | Environmental Education | 3 | |
145 | Climate Innovation Fund | 3 | |
146 | Women's Water Polo | 3 | |
147 | Adoptees Alliance | 3 | |
148 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 3 | |
149 | WWU Speech and Hearing Clinic | 3 | |
150 | Cybersecurity Club | 3 | |
151 | Alpha Kappa Psi Omega Beta | 3 | |
152 | Christman Challenge | 3 | |
153 | Nursing | 3 | |
154 | Student Economics Association | 3 | |
155 | Named Scholarships | 2 | |
156 | WISE Scholarship | 2 | |
157 | Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education | 2 | |
158 | Shannon Point Marine Center | 2 | |
159 | The Broad Reach Endowment | 2 | |
160 | Alma Clark Glass Scholarship for STEM | 2 | |
161 | Vernon Damani "Dr. J" Johnson Scholarship | 2 | |
162 | Jose S. Velasquez Memorial Scholarship | 2 | |
163 | Judo Club | 2 | |
164 | Brent Golden Memorial Scholarship | 2 | |
165 | NeRDS | 2 | |
166 | Palliative Care Institute | 2 | |
167 | Advanced Technology Engineering Facility | 2 | |
168 | East Asian Studies | 2 | |
169 | Opera Club | 2 | |
170 | KUGS Scholarship | 2 | |
171 | Fairhaven Outback Farm | 2 | |
172 | Society of Professional Journalists | 2 | |
173 | Western Gallery | 2 | |
174 | The Wesley Club at WWU | 2 | |
175 | WWU Food Recovery Network | 1 | |
176 | Lillie Mae Witherspoon Minority Scholarship | 1 | |
177 | College of the Environment | 1 | |
178 | Grace Miller-Dunbar Award | 1 | |
179 | Mars Lab Fund | 1 | |
180 | Kradjan Family Admissions Scholarship | 1 | |
181 | Patrick L. Monahan Scholarship | 1 | |
182 | Uche Ugwoaba Men's Soccer Scholarship | 1 | |
183 | Gregory and Elizabeth Grant Scholarship Endowment | 1 | |
184 | Freeride Ski and Snowboard Team | 1 | |
185 | Center for Pacific Northwest Studies | 1 | |
186 | Department of Management | 1 | |
187 | WWU Girl Gains | 1 | |
188 | WWU Outdoor Center | 1 | |
189 | High Intensity Club (Kpop Dance Cover) | 1 | |
190 | Cheerleading | 1 | |
191 | Emily Lang Memorial Scholarship Fund | 1 | |
192 | The Leslie Lingley Memorial Student Fund | 1 | |
193 | Equestrian Team | 1 | |
194 | Men's Volleyball | 1 | |
195 | Climbing Team | 1 | |
196 | Business and Sustainability Program | 1 | |
197 | Cozy Club | 1 | |
198 | Freeride Ski and Snowboard Club | 1 | |
199 | Environmental Justice Scholarship | 1 | |
200 | Honoring Women in Sport and the Impact of Title IX | 1 | |
201 | AS Professional Women's Association | 1 | |
202 | Chinese Student Association | 1 | |
203 | Japanese Student Association | 1 | |
204 | NAMI on Campus WWU | 1 | |
205 | Nancy Bluestein-Johnson Peninsulas Scholarship | 1 | |
206 | Rocky Spencer Memorial Scholarship | 1 | |
207 | Stephanie Bowers Endowed Scholarship | 1 | |
208 | Student Emergency Fund | 1 | |
209 | WWU Fly Fishing Club | 1 | |
210 | WWU Tennis Club | 1 | |
211 | Campus School Legacy Scholarship | 1 | |
212 | Womxn of Color Empowerment Scholarship Fund | 1 | |
213 | Student Outreach Services | 1 | |
214 | Lakewood | 1 | |
215 | Bellingham Review | 1 | |
216 | Elliot Scott Memorial Scholarship | 1 | |
217 | Exercise Science Lab | 1 | |
218 | Stephen Senge Fund for Teaching Innovation | 1 | |
219 | Thaddeus & Lois Price Spratlen Fund for Diversity | 1 | |
220 | Wakeboarding Team | 1 | |
221 | WWU Queer-Con | 1 | |
222 | CBE Investment Management and Scholarship Fund | 1 | |
223 | Hillel of WWU | 1 | |
224 | Opera Club | 1 | |
225 | Student Services and Programs | 1 | |
226 | Undocumented Student Support / The Blue Group | 1 | |
227 | Veteran Services | 1 | |
228 | Chess Club | 1 | |
229 | WCE Promise Scholarships for Students of Color | 1 | |
230 | College of Business and Economics | 0 | |
231 | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 0 | |
232 | Athletics | 0 | |
233 | College of Science and Engineering | 0 | |
234 | Scholarships, Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives | 0 | |
235 | Programs/Centers/Institutes | 0 | |
236 | Club Sports | 0 | |
237 | Student Clubs | 0 | |
238 | College of Fine and Performing Arts | 0 | |
239 | Woodring College of Education | 0 | |
240 | Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies | 0 | |
241 | Western on the Peninsulas | 0 | |
242 | Vietnamese Student Association | 0 | |
243 | Mens Volleyball | 0 | |
244 | Psychology Club | 0 | |
245 | Cycling | 0 | |
246 | Sustainability Engagement Institute | 0 | |
247 | Kinesiology Club | 0 | |
248 | The National Society of Collegiate Scholars | 0 | |
249 | Pacific Islander Student Association | 0 | |
250 | WWU Swing Kids | 0 | |
251 | Professional and Continuing Education | 0 | |
252 | Learning Environment Action Discovery (LEAD) | 0 | |
253 | Adult and Higher Education | 0 | |
254 | Early Childhood Education | 0 | |
255 | Rehabilitation Counseling Program | 0 | |
256 | Living Snow Project | 0 | |
257 | Academy for Lifelong Learning | 0 | |
258 | Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation | 0 | |
259 | Bellingham Order of the Saber | 0 | |
260 | Bennerstrom Prize | 0 | |
261 | Bradley F. Smith Internship Program | 0 | |
262 | Brian K. and Lori L. Burton Fund for Innovation | 0 | |
263 | Campus Recreation | 0 | |
264 | Caregivers and Parents | 0 | |
265 | Carl H. Simpson "Bridging" Fund | 0 | |
266 | Children's Literature Conference | 0 | |
267 | Chuckanut District of WSFGC Scholarship | 0 | |
268 | Communication Club | 0 | |
269 | Cycling Team | 0 | |
270 | Dina Benedetti Scholarship Endowment | 0 | |
271 | Disability Studies Steering Committee (DSSC) | 0 | |
272 | Donald B. McLeod Scholarship Endowment | 0 | |
273 | Dr. Elena Pereyra Peach Award Scholarship | 0 | |
274 | Dr. Lina Zeine Scholarship | 0 | |
275 | Endowed Professorship in Jewish History | 0 | |
276 | Ethnic Student Center | 0 | |
277 | Filipino-American Student Association | 0 | |
278 | Frank Punches Memorial Endowment Fund | 0 | |
279 | Fresh Water Ecology | 0 | |
280 | Global Ambassadors | 0 | |
281 | Harry Potter Club | 0 | |
282 | Health and Community Studies | 0 | |
283 | Hearing Aid Bank | 0 | |
284 | Ingrid Stahlbrand Kassler Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
285 | James B. and Angela Rhoads Scholarship | 0 | |
286 | Jamie Foland-Tseng Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
287 | Jolene Sanchez Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
288 | Khmer Student Association (KhSA | 0 | |
289 | KM Fund for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | 0 | |
290 | Manis Family Scholarship | 0 | |
291 | Mary Morrison Family Music Scholarship Endowment | 0 | |
292 | Matthew Gaphni Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
293 | MK Advantages of Learning Differently Scholarship | 0 | |
294 | Morse Leadership Institute | 0 | |
295 | Mountain Environments Research Institute | 0 | |
296 | Music Library | 0 | |
297 | Native American Student Union | 0 | |
298 | Net Impact WWU | 0 | |
299 | Norma Hall-Alice Stout Memorial Endowment | 0 | |
300 | Occam's Razor - Student Academic Journal | 0 | |
301 | Office of Sustainability | 0 | |
302 | Pre-Dental | 0 | |
303 | Pre-Med Club | 0 | |
304 | Pre-Optometry Club | 0 | |
305 | Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion | 0 | |
306 | Psychedelic Club | 0 | |
307 | QueerCon | 0 | |
308 | Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education | 0 | |
309 | Resource Center | 0 | |
310 | Rich and Stephanie Bowers Endowment | 0 | |
311 | Running Club | 0 | |
312 | Ruth S. Cox Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
313 | Sandberg Scholarship | 0 | |
314 | Shaw Gynan Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
315 | SINI-HHA | 0 | |
316 | Small Business Development Center | 0 | |
317 | Sociology Club | 0 | |
318 | Softball | 0 | |
319 | Special Collections | 0 | |
320 | Special Education | 0 | |
321 | Studebaker Family Student Success Fund | 0 | |
322 | Student Ambassador Scholarship | 0 | |
323 | Student Employee Recognition Program | 0 | |
324 | Students for Socialist Revolution | 0 | |
325 | Tabetha Fox Clark Scholarship | 0 | |
326 | Ted Pratt Scholarship | 0 | |
327 | The College of the Environment Graduate Programs | 0 | |
328 | The College of the Environment on the Peninsulas | 0 | |
329 | The Collège of the Environment Access Scholarships | 0 | |
330 | The Jazz Project Scholarship | 0 | |
331 | The Journal of Educational Controversy | 0 | |
332 | The Planet - An Award Winning Student Publication | 0 | |
333 | Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund | 0 | |
334 | Vassdal Design Scholarship | 0 | |
335 | Wakeboard Team | 0 | |
336 | Washington Campus Compact | 0 | |
337 | Western Community Outreach | 0 | |
338 | Western on the Peninsulas Scholarship | 0 | |
339 | Wheelchair Basketball | 0 | |
340 | Willis Ball Memorial Scholarship | 0 | |
341 | WWU Life Drawing Club | 0 | |
342 | WWU National Science Teachers Association Chapter | 0 | |
343 | WWU Retirement Association | 0 | |
344 | WWU Student Chapter of NSTA | 0 |
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