ECONOMIC NEWS

Umesh Bastola, a recent doctoral graduate of the School of Economic Sciences, and Thomas Marsh, joint professor in Economic Sciences and the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, are part of an international effort seeking solutions to frequent outbreaks harming the herds that rural residents depend on to survive. Read More

Washington State University Global Campus, ranked in the top five percent in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 list of best online undergraduate programs in the nation… Read More or go directly to U.S. News & World Report.

According to THE ECONOMIC VALUE of COLLEGE MAJORS published by Georgetown University, “Economics” and “Business Economics are two of the top 25 ranked best majors by wages. (Anthony P. Carnevale, Ban Cheah and Andrew R. Hanson 2015, p. 19)

Article on Forbes.com of the top ten Best “PhD Majors By Salary” a PhD in Economics ranks sixth with a mid-career median of $134,000!