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CollegePlus! Major Monday - Economics

Economics Major

Overview of major: The Economics major provides students with a strong foundation in understanding how the global economy works. Students learn how to conduct research, analyze data, and predict consumer behavior. Economists will learn how to transform theoretical information and transform it into concrete strategies for business, corporate, national, and personal finance. Many students go on to pursue their MBA.

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Forecasted job market growth:

There is no “Economics” field in the database of Bureau of Labor Statistics. Instead we compiled statistics for the most common fields entered by Economic majors.

All figures are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and reflect projected growth in 2008 – 2018.

Average cost through CP!:

Cost Estimate: $17,000 The details listed above are ballpark figures for comparison purposes only. The individualized nature of our program necessarily means that costs and components fluctuate within degree plans as we personalize degree templates to our students’ needs. Secondly, third party college fees may change without warning. Click here to learn more about our Economics program.

Student testimonial:

It didn’t take me long to decided on a BA in Economics. I have a passion for seeing effectual change in politics and Economics gives me a great foundation to work off of. It has also given me key principles to apply in business. - Luke M.

Meet Luke. CollegePlus! student and future politician. Click here to read Luke's conversation on Facebook.

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