Economics
What does the cost of crude oil have to do with how much it costs to manufacture your sneakers? What is the real story behind headlines about national debt? What makes the stock market tick? If your interest in money extends beyond your wallet, consider pursuing a degree in economics at St. Norbert College.
Primary Major Credential
B.A.
Offered As
Major & minor
We’ll teach you to become adept at combining quantitative analysis with insight into human behavior. As an economist, the issues you investigate – health care, international relations, income inequality and more – are the issues that shape societies. SNC offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics or economics teaching. Also, you may pursue a minor in either field.
*Courses Checklist:
DATA 101 Data Analytics & Info Systems
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 251 Intermediate Macroeconomics & Contemporary Issues (spring)
ECON 252 Intermediate Microeconomics (fall)
ECON 325 Introduction to Econometrics
BUAD 230 Ethical Leadership
MATH 228 Introduction to Statistics or MATH 221 Introduction to Statistics with R
Four additional advanced electives approved by discipline
*This pathway is to be used as a guide. Refer to the Course Catalog for official degree requirements.
*Courses Checklist:
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics, C-IS
ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics, C-IS
ECON 251 Intermediate Macroeconomics & Contemporary Issues
ECON 252 Intermediate Microeconomics
Two additional economics electives 300 level or above
*This pathway is to be used as a guide. Refer to the Course Catalog for official degree requirements.
If there’s one thing that SNC professors and instructors have in common, it’s a passion for teaching and sharing their expertise. You’ll also find them dedicated to providing personalized guidance that supports your academic and career aspirations. Discover the distinguished scholars you’ll be learning from.
“Here I’ve figured out what is important to me, what I want to prioritize.”
Because economics enters into nearly every aspect of human interaction, economists find work in a wide range of fields. SNC economics alumni have worked in the following roles:
- Account executive
- Appraiser
- Attorney
- Commercial banking
- Cost analyst
- Credit analyst
- Financial advisor
- Industrial buyer
- International sales
- International trade specialist
- Investment analyst
- Market research analyst
- Policy analyst
- Pricing analyst
- Purchasing agent
- Securities broker
- Supply chain management
- Tax consultant
- Teacher
- Transportation planner
- Trust officer
- Wage and salary administrator
SNC has a proven track record of sending our best and brightest economics students to some of the best graduate schools, including:
- Elmhurst College
- Florida State University
- Georgetown University School of Law
- Marquette University
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
- Texas Tech University
- UNC Chapel Hill
- University of Maryland
- University of Oregon
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
