Students planning graduate study should take additional courses in mathematics and statistics. The economics major is designed to support students planning a variety of career directions. Many students move from Drake directly into the world of work, pursuing careers in management or administration. Other students attend professional school in law or business. National data show that students majoring in economics tend to score high on the Law School Admission Test and the Graduate Management Admission Test.
Most students majoring in economics pursue a second major in another field.
The most popular second majors are political science, international relations, mathematics, and various fields of business. Second majors in these fields are straightforward because their requirements overlap with economics. However, some students pursue second majors in fields unrelated to economics, like English or art history. Students may include an economics major as part of any bachelor's degree offered at Drake. Currently, about half of students majoring in economics take a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences, and half take a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the College of Business and Public Administration.