A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for economics majors.
First Jobs
- Investment banking analyst, VU Venture Partners, New York
- Research assistant, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Technology investment banking analyst, UBS Warburg, San Francisco
- Associate, International Business Strategy Group, Arthur Andersen LLP, Boston
- Analyst, State Street Global Advisors, Boston
- Financial advisor, Morgan Stanley, Salt Lake City
- Trader and financial engineer, Goldman Sachs, Chicago
- Legal assistant, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom, Washington
- Purchasing manager, Procter and Gamble
- Research and reporting, Global Securities Lending, Bank of New York Mellon
- Proprietary trader, Lynx Capital Partners, Assent LLC, New York
- Business and operations analyst, JPMorgan, New York
- Financial analyst, Wells Fargo, Palo Alto, California
- Consultant, Protiviti's Model Risk Team, New York
- Account executive, Ticketing for Phoenix Suns, Phoenix
- Research assistant, Keybridge LLC, Washington
- Account executive, Yelp, Chicago
- Client services analyst, BlackRock, New York
- Commodity analyst, Grenscape, Boston
- Operations analyst development, JPMorgan, Columbus, Ohio
- Aladdin client services analyst, BlackRock, New York
- Institutional equities trader, FBR Capital Markets, Washington
- Intern, Bloomberg News, New York
- Business analyst, Aberdeen Standard Investments
- Finance executive development program, Macy's Corporate, New York
- Risk analyst, Aon Catastrophe, Bloomington, Minnesota
- Senior analyst, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Columbus
- Fulbright scholar, Malaysia
- Analyst, Precision Xtract, Boston
- Financial advisor, Northwestern Mutual, Pittsburgh
- Morningstar development program, Chicago
- Macy's executive development program
- Intern, NCAA post-graduate program, Indianapolis
- Public policy analyst, Venable LLP, Washington
- Associate, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Santa Monica, California
Careers
- Attorney, Johnson & Johnson
- Senior vice president, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- Vice president, Marketing Operations, Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Senior vice president of corporate banking, PNC Bank
- Federal appeals court judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
- Foreign service officer, U.S. Department of State
- Orthopedic surgeon, Cleveland Clinic
- Vice president marketing, McDonald's Corporation
- Wealth planning strategist, Morgan Stanley Smith Barne
- Senior managing director, Blackstone Group, New York
- Operations analyst, World Bank
- Branch chief, IT Services, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
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