Economics
Major Information
This major is designed to give the student in business a broad knowledge of economic tools to provide a foundation for careers in business, economics, finance, or law.
General Information
Degree(s) Offered:
- Bachelor of Business Administration: Economics
- Bachelor of Arts: Economics
Sample Occupations
- Accountant
- Actuary
- Adjuster
- Advertising Sales Agent
- Agent/Business Manager for Artists, Performers, & Athletes
- Agricultural Researcher
- Appraiser
- Asset Manager
- Auditor
- Bank Examiner
- Bank Manager
- Budget Analyst
- Business Sales Agent
- Chamber of Commerce Manager
- Claims (Analyst, Business, Collection Specialist, Consultant, Planner, Government)
- Compensation and Benefits Manager
- Credit Analyst
- Economist (Financial, Industrial, Price, Tax)
- Financial Advisor
- Forensic Economist
- Fundraising Director
- Human Resources Manager
- Industrial Labor Relations Director
- Insurance Agent/Broker
- Insurance Claims Adjuster
- Intelligence Specialist
- Internal Revenue Examiner
- International Trade Economist
- Investment Analyst
- Job Analyst
- Labor Arbitrator
- Labor Relations Consultant
- Labor Union Business Agent
- Lawyer
- Legislative Analyst
- Loan Officer
- Loan Processor
- Lobbyist
- Manager (Business/Sales)
- Marketing Researcher
- Placement Director
- Public Relations Specialist
- Real Estate Agent
- Reporter
- Sales Worker, Security & Finance
- Securities Trader
- Small Business Owner
- Statistician
- Stockbroker
- Teacher
- Underwriter
- Urban & Regional Planner
Sample Work Settings
- Advertising Departments
- Banks, Savings & Commercial Lending
- Brokerage Houses
- Chambers of Commerce
- Civic & Taxpayer Associations
- Colleges & Universities
- Consumer Organizations
- Department Stores
- Economic Research Firms
- Federal & State Government
- Department of Labor
- Federal Reserve System
- Industries
- Insurance Companies
- Investment Firms
- Labor Unions
- Law Firms
- Lobbying Orgs.
- Magazines/News
- Market Research
- Personnel Depts.
- Political Action Groups
- Professional & Technical Publications
- Publishers
- Real Estate Firms
- Utility Companies
Sample Employers
- Booz Allen, Hamilton
- Microsoft
- PepsiCo
- SunTrust
- Oracle
- Hewlett Packard
- Gulfstream
- AT & T
- U.S. Army
Connecting Majors, Skills, and Occupations
- View learning outcomes associated with your major in the Georgia Southern Academic Catalog:
Georgia Southern Academic Catalog
- Explore the connection between occupations and skills in O*Net:
- Use Handshake to upload your résumé and explore internships and jobs. For more information:
Internet Resources
To explore values, interests, and skills:
FOCUS 2
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – $18
To explore occupational outlooks and salaries:
National Compensation Survey
National Association of College and Employers (NACE)
Professional Organizations
National Association for Business Economics
Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
Georgia Southern Student Organizations
Eagles Economics Society
Delta Sigma Pi
Economics Honor Society
Enactus
Last updated: 6/28/2013