Career Information
An undergraduate degree in Economics leads to a great diversity of professional opportunities for those who wish to pursue graduate education as well as for those who want to enter the workforce immediately after college.
Class of 2020 Statistics
89% of graduates received
INTERVIEWS
Avg # of interviews per student: 3.06
Avg # of job offers per student: 1.57
72.26% of graduates completed 2 or more
INTERNSHIPS
What Can You Do With An Economics Degree?
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Graduate Pursuits
- MBA
- Economics provides the theoretical background for many business courses and an ideal preparation for those who seek an MBA.
- PhD in Economics/Finance
- Our recent graduates have entered graduate programs at Harvard, Chicago, Berkeley, Virginia, and Georgetown among others.
- Emory Economics PhD program is highly competitive with research in the focus areas of Macroeconomics, Health Economics, Microeconomics and Econometrics
- Law School
- The curriculum in most research-oriented law schools uses economic analysis extensively.
- The economics majors' average score in Law School Admission Test is in the top three comparing to all majors.
- Public Health
- Business Analytics
- Computer/Information Science
- Public Policy
Top Graduate Schools
- University of Pennsylvania
- London School of Economics
- Northeastern University
- Columbia University
- University of Oxford
- Duke University
Primary Industries
Average Starting Salary: $69,009
Maximum Starting Salary: $120,000
- Economics is the science of how supply and demand affect the economy, including the behavior of companies and consumers. Advertising managers must understand how the products they need to promote fit into the current economy and how to create a demand for them.
- Market research analysts tap knowledge of industry trends to assess how products or services might fare under various economic conditions. They are trained to design studies and to gather and analyze data. They must be able to quantify results and present this information to clients.
- Our recent graduates have secured jobs at Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter, Kemper, Caesars Entertainment, Home Depot, Nordstrom, & Deutsche Bank among other places.
- Work at the Federal Reserve Bank in the research department or as analysts in the compliance and enforcement divisions of the Bank
- Become a policy analyst or research associate in various government agencies at the federal, state, or local level, as well as in the think tanks throughout the United States.
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Career Links
AfterCollege Economics Career Network
AfterCollege is the largest career network for college students and alumni. Top tier local and national employers like Chamberlin Edmonds, Edward Jones, Eli Lilly and Company and SNI Financial use AfterCollege to target their recruiting search by school and department.
The Career Center
Career counselors assist students to clarify goals, assess personal abilities and values, and systematically explore academic major and career options. Campus recruiting, resume workshops, career counseling, job search strategies, internships, graduate school, etc.
Internship Exchange
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
This website provides useful information about economists and the job market. The tabs titled "What They Do" and "How to Become One" are especially informative.