At the local, state, and federal levels, economics majors compete extremely well for a variety of jobs in the public sector. There are excellent opportunities for economics majors with courses and options in environmental and international economics. As California's population increases, there is an increasing demand for people with degrees in economics to teach high school economics. Economics majors earn more on an annual basis and have higher lifetime earnings than other majors in the social sciences. Women with bachelor's degrees in economics have higher median earnings than women in any other field.
Men make approximately the same median income as women in economics.
Economics majors with mathematics, statistics, or computer programming skills are in very high demand and command substantial starting salaries. The career outlook for those with a BA in Economics is very positive.