A significant proportion of Santa Clara's economics alums choose to go on to graduate school. Professional economists work in a variety of jobs in all sectors of the economy.
Most economists specialize in one or more subfields within economics.
An idea of the variety of specializations available to economists can be obtained by reading the announcement of the examination for economists issued by the U.S. Civil Service Commission. Professional economists working in all of these fields have a common foundation in economic theory and a common knowledge of economic tools.