Economics Major?

Question

Im thinking of being an Economics Major. How hard is the studying? What kind of Job opportunities would i have after i finish my degree?

Answer 1

You will have exactly the same job opportunities as English and Business majors, unless you manage to acquire special skills, such as SAS programming or advanced statistical analysis.

Opportunities in economics (teaching, research, consulting, etc.) exist largely for PhDs.

Answer 2

Its a very useful major, sometime doubed, "the most practicle of the social sciences"

A lot of jobs you would be able to get with a business degree, you can also get with an economics degree, but in my opionion, you can do a lot more.. You can work for financial institutions, government agencies, political oriented groups, international organizations, or academics. It depands what path you take. You get a good rounded knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and you gain knowledge about how both business and public policy work.

Go to one of the job search websites, (my favorite is indeed.com -- it compiles other sites in one place) and search for "economics" and see what kind of jobs are available. Jobs that have such a degree as a requirment or apreference will come up in the search.

I myself was an economics major with a math minor and I currently work as an analyst in an economics department of a trade association.

Its a relatively hard major. I was an engineering major for two years before changing and I can say it isnt nearly as hard as the sciences or engineering, but it is harder then a lot of the humanities or general business. You dont have to be a math genious, but you do have to be comfortable with numbers and graphs. The exception is if you go to grad school in economics, where it is highely mathmatical. If you have any interest in doing this, I advise that you take a lot of math as an undergrad to prepare for it.

But if you are ok with math and are willing to work a bit, its very rewarding and useful, and jobs pay pretty well also. It also makes you a better invester for your personal finaces, and it allows you to understand politics and public policy a lot better. Even if you dont become a major, I recomend you take at least a couple fo economic classes. It will really help you in life.

Answer 3

job opportunities are great, but classes are hard - you need to know math & numbers, and it gets boring at times.