About
Major in Economics!
Please watch the short video to find out more information about our Business Economics Major.
Develop skills that are versatile and can be utilized across a wide range of career paths.
Studying Business Economics will enhance your critical thinking and analytical skills, equipping you with the ability to analyze data and effectively communicate your findings to diverse audiences. The Business Economics degree provides the tools to identify complex issues, create innovative solutions, and advocate for these solutions across various sectors, including business, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Market valued skills via pertinent coursework
You will explore real-world economic phenomena and the theories that explain them. By examining the broader business and social contexts in which economics is applied, you will gain the skills to tackle issues in an evolving national and global economy. The courses cover a variety of topics, including international trade, labor markets, the role of government in the economy, money and banking, business analytics for economics, and international business.
Where Will Your Degree Take You?
Our economics alumni are employed at:
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Career Options
- Banking
- Consulting
- Financial advisor
- Financial risk analysis
- Government and nonprofit work
- Insurance
- Law
- Research analysis
- The 16 highest-paying college majors, 5 years after graduation, CNBC, 2024
- The 6 college majors that make the most millionaires, Yahoo, 2024
- Nearly 80% of graduates with the 20 most lucrative college degrees are men, Bankrate, 2023
- Career Earnings for Economists and those with Economics Degrees across various sectors. Fun Fact: Not all Business Economics degree holders go on to become economists! So what do they do?
- Check out Career in Economics video. For the Spanish version of the video: “Una Carrera en Economía...Es mucho más de lo que piensas” https://www.aeaweb.org/resources/students/careers/video/career-in-economics-es
- What is Economics?
- Click for more information.
Payscale.com has conducted a survey of individuals with only Bachelor’s degrees who are employed full-time. The survey highlights starting salaries (typically with two years of experience) and mid-career annual earnings. Below information is from the 2023 report.
Source: Majors That Pay You Back, Payscale.com
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College Major |
Starting Salary |
Mid-career Salary |
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Petroleum Engineering |
$97,500 |
$212,500 |
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Operations Research & Industrial Engineering |
$98,300 |
$191,800 |
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Interaction Design |
$74,700 |
$173,600 |
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Applied Economics and Management |
$76,500 |
$164,400 |
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Building Science |
$69,000 |
$163,100 |
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Actuarial Mathematics |
$70,700 |
$160,000 |
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Operations Research |
$92,200 |
$160,000 |
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Systems Engineering |
$87,000 |
$159,100 |
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Optical Science & Engineering |
$79,600 |
$158,300 |
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Information & Computer Science |
$76,000 |
$157,800 |