As global markets continue to evolve, the demand for professionals who can navigate economic fluctuations and provide strategic insights is on the rise. Employers are looking for candidates who can blend economic acumen with business functionality to benefit the organization.
Clark’s School of Business has been named by Princeton Review as one of the best business schools in America; ranking 16th on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Entrepreneurial Universities; and is among the fewer than five percent of the world’s business schools to receive AACSB accreditation.
The Clark Experience
The Clark Experience brings together the exceptional education you’ll receive in the classroom and so much more. Through focus and flexibility, it ensures you’ll leave Clark with the creativity, confidence, and resilience to succeed and lead a life of meaning and consequence.
Associate Analyst
Price Waterhouse Coopers
GIS Analyst
Environmental Protection Agency
Senior Strategy Consultant
IBM
Economic Analyst
Eastern Research Group
Superior Court Judge
State of Connecticut
Career Communities at Clark are industry-focused groups designed to support your professional exploration and narrow down your career interests within specific fields. You’ll connect to opportunities, professionals, and information that will support your career development. The following communities may be of interest:
Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
Science, Data, and Technology
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a major in business economics?
At Clark you’ll get more than a great education; you’ll also be prepared for a long, productive career and life of consequence. And once you’ve completed your degree, you can join other Clark alumni who have gone on to work for great organizations and attend some of the best graduate schools in the world.
By emphasizing careful thinking, analysis, and problem-solving, the economics major offers you skills that are highly valued in a number of careers and graduate programs, including banking, insurance, finance, and other business fields; planning and research in environmental and urban studies; international development; graduate study in law, public policy, and business administration; and economics as a profession, including teaching, research, and public policy.
What skills will I learn as a business and economics major?
- Gain a solid foundation in business, finance, management and accounting
- Learn the principles in the study of economics systems, theory, econometrics and statistical analysis
- Gain real-world experience through case studies, serving on internships, or working on a capstone project
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