Overview of Major
Potential Job Titles
Examples of Internships
Possible Career Fields
Possible Work Settings
Important Skills and Abilities
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Economics Majors
Overview of Major
An economics degree provides students with a versatile, powerful set of analytic tools for studying the social sciences. The general concentration is appropriate for students who intend to enter professional programs (i.e., law or public policy) or pursue careers as managers or economic analysts in government or business. The quantitative economics concentration is appropriate for students who plan on pursuing master’s or doctoral work in economics and preparing for careers in research and/or teaching.
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Potential Job Titles
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Management Trainee
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Financial Management Consultant
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Operations Analyst
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Junior Portfolio Manager
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Junior Economist
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Underwriter Trainee
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Economic Research Assistant
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Purchasing Associate
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Sales Representative
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Market Research Analyst
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Financial Advisor/Analyst
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Audit Consultant
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Client Associate
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Securities Broker
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Public Administration Assistant
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Financial Planner
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Investment Analyst
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Investment Operations Associate
Examples of Internships
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Citigroup
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Morgan Stanley
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Merrill Lynch
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
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U.S. Department of State
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American Stock Exchange
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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U.S. Department of Commerce
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Northwestern Mutual
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Cintas Corporation
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Maryland Governor’s Summer Internship
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Constellation Energy
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The World Bank
- The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
Possible Career Fields
Government
- Public administration
- Intelligence community
- Urban planning
- Foreign trade & cost analysis
- Transportation management
Economic Market Research
- Research analysis
- Consulting
Banking & Finance
- Credit lending
- Operations
- Systems
- Trusts
- Securities
Insurance
- Underwriting
- Sales
- Operations
- Claims
Healthcare
- Hospital management
- Healthcare analysis
Business
- Management
- Buying & purchasing
- Human resources
- Sales
Possible Work Settings
- Government
- Market research firms
- Consulting firms
- Bnks
- Consumer goods manufacturing firms
- Bokerage firms
- Savings & loans associations
- Insurance firms
- Hospitals
- Hotels
- Resorts & tourism councils
- Colleges & universities
Important Skills and Abilities
- Analytical & quantitative
- Computer
- Research
- Sales
- Communication
- Interpersonal
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Risk taking
- Customer service
- Persuasion
- Assertiveness
- Problem solving
- Team player
Sample Web Resources
Sample Graduate Programs Pursued by Economics Majors
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PhD, Applied Economics
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MBA, Finance
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MA, International & Development Economics
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MA, Public Administration
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JD
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MA, Policy Economics
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MBA, International Business
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MS/PhD, Community & Economic Development