Fredonia’s Economics Department is ready to challenge you to learn the analytical and problem-solving skills you need that virtually all employers are looking for. Fredonia wants to help you shape policy in community work, financial institutions, and myriad other careers, by learning a way of thinking that enables you to approach many diverse problems and issues as an economist in a logical and orderly manner.
The Fredonia Difference
The Fredonia economics program is particularly strong in offering you a wide range of economic thinking. The economics program will help you develop the following set of career-long skills: awareness of conflicting interpretations, assessing different perspectives and ideas, developing interpersonal and communication skills, practicing the art of argument, reaching a decision under conditions of uncertainty or conflict, and other skills to prepare you for a career as an economist.
Career Opportunities for Economics
- Economist
- Equity analyst
- Credit analyst
- Financial management
- Auditor
- Compensation/benefits manager
- Economic development
