Economics (B.A.)

As an economics major, you will broaden your professional horizons and learn the tools required to pursue a career or an advanced degree in economics or a related discipline. You will focus on one of the following areas: enterprise and public policy, international economics, financial economics, political economics, or economic analysis.

The economics program also offers you the flexibility to specialize in a field in economics or to complete a minor while pursuing a specialization in business, accounting, or a major outside the Economics Department.

Where You'll Go

• A bachelor’s degree in economics prepares you for a variety of careers. You may obtain positions in areas such as business management, finance, or law, in addition to economics.

Major Description

• The B.A. degree program in economics allows students to choose from three tracks: financial and international economics, urban economics and public policy, and economic analysis. The B.A. in economics develops critical thinking and communication skills that come with a liberal arts degree, rather than specific skills and knowledge useful to businesses. By combining liberal arts critical thinking skills with analytical skills, a B.A. prepares students for a broad range of private and public sector careers as well as for graduate study.

The Support You’ll Find

• Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Economics offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.

Internships and Employers
Through job fairs, the internship database, and internship panels, the Magner Career Center gives students in the economics B.A. program access to career opportunities at a wide variety of employers, including:

• Brown Harris Stevens
• Citibank
• The Corcoran Group
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young
• Federal Reserve Bank of America
• HSBC
• Internal Revenue Service
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG
• Marks Paneth
• New York City Department of Taxation and Finance
• New York City Economic Development Corporation
• New York City Office of Management and Budget
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• UBS