Economics Major
Bachelor of Arts
Understand the world in a deep way
Economics focuses on the thousands of decisions that guide the world's financial markets, geopolitics, and the lives of every person on the planet—from leaders of Fortune 500 companies to teenagers looking for their first jobs. In the same way that physics makes up the foundations of biology and medicine, economic theory is the bedrock of business.
As an economics student, you'll become an expert in the theory and practice of economics and learn how the power of individual decisions and group dynamics influences markets and economic systems. You'll gain the skills and tools you need to excel in the fields of business, law, economics, public policy, and beyond.
Economics major, minor, and concentrations
Economics program details
Opportunities for student research in economics
At Hamline, economics majors participate in research with faculty starting as early as their first year, something usually reserved for graduate students at other institutions.
The list of possible research projects is as varied as your interests. Examples of past research projects include:
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Following Female Adolescent Activities Participation to Career Success: An Application of Group-Based Trajectory Analysis
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Predicting Pyramid Scheme Uptake with Google Trends Data
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Disclaimers and Consumer Expectations in Multilevel Marketing
Internships for economics majors
We make sure you leave Hamline with work experience in economics on your resume—and the opportunities are boundless. Whether you want to explore a career in finance, operations, trade, or beyond, we have internship opportunities for you.
Examples of past economics student internships include:
- Bloomington Public Health Division, student experience intern
- Boyum and Barenscheer, PLLP, audit and assurance intern
- BrocorXchange, data manager
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel, business analytics intern
- City of Saint Paul, administrative intern
- YMCA, field trip analyst
- The Arc, grants intern
- Southern Anoka Community Assistance, budget assistant
- Drip, analytics intern
Explore career paths for economics majors
Our innovative courses and one-on-one mentoring by faculty will give you the tools to succeed in a variety of jobs, such as:
- Associate financial analyst, Jostens
- Analyst, TransUnion
- Business analyst, Piper Sandler
- Associate financial analyst, Digi-Key Electronics
- Securities operations specialist, Wells Fargo
- Data scientist, TOSHIBA Developmental Engineering
You can also put your degree to work in any number of fields, including:
- Business management
- Business or data analysis
- Public administration
- Urban planning
- Market research
- Financial consulting
- Hospital management
- Intelligence
- Transportation management
Career Mentor program
Work one-on-one with your personal senior executive mentor to plan your career and impress hiring managers and recruiters.
Take your economics degree further with graduate school
Our graduates have gone on to graduate schools across the country in the pursuit of master’s and doctoral degrees. Examples of programs and schools include:
- PhD in Economics, Colorado State University
- PhD in Public Policy, University of Minnesota
- MS in Economics, Hanken School of Economics, Finland
The benefits of studying economics at Hamline
Samantha Cakir of the Hamline School of Business explains how using economics helps to strengthen and inform decision-making, and discusses some of the careers graduates of this program might consider.
Economics program in the news
Bosley Quoted in WSJ
Bosley, Nelson ’24 Publish
Hamline Team Conducts Research at State Fair
Bosley Publishes in "Truth in Advertising"
Bosley moderates consumer protection panel
Contact information
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Undergraduate Admission
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