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Studying Economics at Weber State

Weber State’s economics major offers students interested in pursuing business, banking or law, the data-analysis and critical-thinking skills to become valuable employees in positions that require rigorous undergraduate training.

Economics Highlights

In Weber State’s economics major, you’ll develop strong connections with your professors and fellow students. You’ll share classes with peers who have already won awards for their research, and learn from professors celebrated for their professional contributions to the field and their outstanding work as mentors to their students.

Weber’s John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This distinction is held by fewer than 6% of all business schools.

    

Beyond the Classroom

As an economics major, you can participate in the Student Economic Association, present and publish your undergraduate research, study abroad and take part in a variety of field-related internships.

What You’ll Learn at Weber

Economics majors gain skills in:

  • Tabulating and manipulating data/data analysis
  • Researching, analyzing, finding and testing relationships
  • Applying statistical methods and testing hypotheses
  • Microeconomics and macroeconomics
  • Written and oral communication
  • Understanding and interpreting relationships between economic indicators

What You Can Do After Weber

Recent economics graduates from the Goddard School work as economics or program analysts, research associates, budget analysts, management consultants and public finance specialists.

Career & Salary Outlook

Common careers for general economic graduates in the U.S. and Utah
Descriptions, job outlook, salary information and more... 
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Faculty Perspective

  • Therese Grijalva

    "Students are empowered to take ownership of their learning."

  • Andrew Keinsley

    "It’s more than just money. Students develop the tools necessary to analyze the environment around them and solve problems both big and small."

  • Brandon Koford

    "Our goal is to provide, through both teaching and research, a better understanding of the economic issues that face our society and to ensure our students graduate with the skills to confront them."

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