Economics Major

Why study economics at Geneseo?

Geneseo’s economics program emphasizes quantitative skills with courses such as statistics, quantitative methods, data analytics, and econometrics. Combined with calculus and an introduction to statistical software, the major positions students to be highly competitive in the labor market and provides an excellent foundation for graduate study in economics and other related fields.

Many economics graduates go into finance, banking, consulting, or the public sector. The transferable skills students learn—problem-solving, critical thinking, data analysis—apply to a wide variety of career paths, making an economics degree extremely dynamic, versatile, and desirable.

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Program Options

• BA in Economics
• Minor in Data Analytics
• Minor in Economics
• Minor in Finance
• Minor in Public Administration

Additional Options

• Concentration in Actuarial Sciences
• Microcredential in Managing Diversity in Organizations

Program Highlights

• Award-winning faculty (SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching); all full-time faculty hold PhDs in economics
• Award-winning Fed Challenge and FDIC Academic Challenge teams
• Opportunities to work one-on-one with faculty to complete independent research and honors projects and present at academic conferences
• Encouragement to get involved in directed studies, academic challenges, internships, study abroad experiences, and academic conferences
• Long tradition of supporting one-on-one academic and professional advisement