Employers Value Business Economics Majors
At its core, Business Economics is the study of human behavior. It examines how businesses, governments, and households make decisions in an interdependent world of limited resources and technological change. Over the course of the B.B.A. in Business Economics program, students will gain a set of tools and ways of thinking that can be applied to a wide range of business settings. In addition to foundations of accounting, marketing, and finance, the B.B.A in Business Economics prepares students for careers that require a deep understanding of complicated data, numerical and analytical problem solving, and strategic thinking for optimal decision making. In a society of increasingly abundant digital information, our students will be better equipped to help organizations make data driven decisions that harnesses the tools of economic thinking and business analytics.
Econometrics, Stata and Financial Modeling are top skills for Economics majors.
Economics grads earn an average salary of $90K after 11 years in the industry.
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are high paying employers of Economics majors.
41% of Economics graduates have an advanced degree.
Economist, Financial Analyst and Finance Professor are common job titles for Economics graduates.
Coca-Cola, Cox Enterprises and EY are top employers of GSU Economics majors.
Creditors' Rights, Fund of Funds and Asset-Based Lending are skills that correlate with a higher salary for GSU Economics grads.
The IT industry is trending up for GSU Economics graduates.
Associate, Consultant and Advisory Staff Members are top titles at EY for GSU Economics grads.
The average salary for recent Economics grads from GSU is $58K.
Major Stories
BUSINESS ECONOMICS FACULTY HELP STUDENTS WRITE THEIR SUCCESS STORIES.
An overview of the Business Economics major.
Professor - Amy Eremionkhale
Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics
Alumni - Andrew Lukas '20
B.B.A. Economics
Ecommerce Manager - Procurri
About the courses Micro and Macro Economics.
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Meet your professor Dr. Jim Marton.
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An overview of the Business Economics major.
- Professor - Amy Eremionkhale
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Professor - Amy Eremionkhale
Clinical Assistant Professor of Economics
- Alumni - Andrew Lukas
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Alumni - Andrew Lukas '20
B.B.A. Economics
Ecommerce Manager - Procurri
- About the Courses
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About the courses Micro and Macro Economics.
- Careers in Economics
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- Meet Dr. Jim Marton
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Meet your professor Dr. Jim Marton.
Your Degree at Work
HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE EMPLOYMENT FIELDS OF GSU STUDENTS WITH AN BUSINESS ECONOMICS DEGREE.
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WHY HIRE ECONOMICS MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ECONOMICS MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ECONOMICS MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ECONOMICS MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
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WHY HIRE ECONOMICS MAJORS FOR THIS FIELD? THEY'VE GOT SKILLS!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS ECONOMICS MAJORS.
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TOP EMPLOYERS OF GSU BUSINESS ECONOMICS GRADS AND AVERAGE SALARY
WHAT DOES A CAREER PATH LOOK LIKE FOR AN ECONOMICS MAJOR?
Career paths are often full of twists and turns. They are rarely straight lines. Watch the following video tutorial to learn how to explore the career paths of GSU alumni who pursued their interests and passions rather than a specific job title.
| EDITOR |
77%
About 77% of 50,855 people working as Editors majored in fields other than Communication. The chart above shows what they studied.
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544 Editors majored in Economics.
| WEB DEVELOPER |
48%
About 48% of 59,649 people working as Web Developers majored in fields other than CIS. The chart above shows what they studied.
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537 people working as Web Developers majored in Economics.
| MEDIA CONSULTANT |
79%
79% of 4,021 people working as Media Consultants majored in fields other than Communication. The chart above shows what they studied.
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77 Media Consultants majored in Economics.
Credit Manager - HSBC
"The Robinson Business Economics major provided me an analytical framework to make real world decisions in banking, fed my intellectual hunger by exposing me to economic principles I could build on and gravitated me towards innovation by understanding characteristics of successful industries...
...Not only have these skills allowed me to be successful in Corporate America, but also in the community by understanding the value in public private partnerships by leveraging economic principles afforded to me through the Robinson Business Economics major."
Lead Recruiter & Program Manager, University Relations - Cox Communications
"The Robinson College of Business helped me strengthen my analytic thinking and decision-making skills through engaging coursework. I was also able to learn how to build my network and genuine relationships which is vital in my current role."
Ecommerce Platform Manager - Procurri
"The Data Analytics, Marketing, Business Communications, Marketing Metrics, and Experimental Economics classes I took at Robinson gave me the skills I needed to land my job."
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