Why major in Economics?
Job recruiters and graduate school admissions counselors frequently
seek economics majors because economics offers a way of thinking
that is clear, concise, and rigorous. Our program of study is flexible in
order to accommodate a wide range of student interests--for example,
whether you are interested in public policy or business applications,
you can choose the electives in economics that match your interest.
Since economics provides a rigorous way of thinking, it allows individuals
to change careers or switch professions with relative ease, and in an
economy as dynamic as ours, this ability is increasingly important. It is
becoming more common for economics majors to combine economics
with other majors such as music, math, accounting, finance, political
science, or management. A major in economics also provides
excellent preparation for law school and other graduate programs. As the
Wall Street Journal (November 30, 1998) has pointed out, economics
majors are among the top majors accepted into the best law schools and
graduate programs in the United States.