The study of economics explains how people make choices and helps us understand societal and global issues.
Economic decisions have an enormous influence on society and the character of our lives.
Problems such as health-care reform, the debate on public vs. private schooling, foreign aid, the national debt, and a host of other current issues can be illuminated by an understanding of economics. We also offer an emphasis in accounting within the business economics major. Our students are competitors for the best graduate programs in the country in such areas as business administration, economics, law, finance, and journalism. A major in business economics or economics can provide the background for diverse career options. In the public sector, there are opportunities in the Foreign Service, the Bureau of the Census, the U.S. Information Service, public utility corporations, and federal, state, and local governments.