Economics BA
Money makes the world go ‘round – economics explains how and why.
A degree in economics opens a wide variety of career paths.
Economics is more than just numbers. It’s a way of understanding the world through supply and demand, goods and services, money and resources.
In-Demand Careers
- Financial planner
- Stock broker
- Market researcher
- Economist
- Portfolio manager
- Actuary
Why Economics? | Why Our Program?
- The program, which offers a minor option, combines a rigorous foundation in economic theory with practical applications across industries.
- Flexible curriculum allows students to double-major or minor in other disciplines.
- Small class sizes provide for personalized attention and collaborative relationships with faculty.
- includes: micro- and macroeconomics; labor economics; financial management; accounting; international economics; business statistics.
Our state-of-the-art Finance Lab is equipped with Bloomberg Terminals and provides hands-on experience with real-time market data.
Our Economics and Finance Faculty
Dr. Suchandra Basu
- Associate Professor
Dr. Abbas A. Kazemi
- Professor
Ignacio Ramirez Cisneros
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Kemal Saatcioglu
- Associate Professor
Dr. Sirajum M. Sarwar
- Assistant Professor
Christopher Starkey
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Sanae Tashiro
- Professor
Kemal Saatcioglu
"An economics degree opens up a wide range of career options because it's relevant to many real-world problems and industries; you can basically work anywhere with an economics degree."
– Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance
A Versatile Degree for Multiple Career Options
Miguel Hoyos explains how he took the blindfold test and found the major he loved.
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