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Excellence in Economics
It’s all about the thinking!


 

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Economics is, first and foremost, a conceptual approach – a way of thinking about policies, decisions, and their implications. We prepare our students for a wide variety of career options, by providing them with a set of analytical skills that can be broadly applied in business, government, consulting, and research. Learn more about the Economics Faculty

Recent economics majors work for Kohler, Oshkosh Truck, M&I Bank, U.S. Bank, Thrivent, Fidelity, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the USDA, along with a number of private consulting and investment management companies. Average starting salaries for Economics majors are among the highest in the College of Business.

Economics is also about research. Our majors take Econometrics, a course requiring them to develop and complete their own research project. Many of our majors have been hired specifically for their research skills. Several have gotten Undergraduate Research Grants to strengthen their research skills, and a number have made presentations of their research at the Midwest Economics Association meetings, the Wisconsin Economics Association meetings, and various undergraduate research forums throughout the state. Five students have published their research in the Oshkosh Scholar.

It is not only econometrics where students gain quantitative and research skills. Students in Urban and Regional Planning conduct in depth analyses of the local economic environment in cooperation with Chamco, a local industrial development organization. Students in Macroeconomic Forecasting learn both the technical aspects and art of generating macroeconomic forecasts based on the quantitative assessment of data and evaluation world events. These students present their work to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago each fall. 

Economics also provides a strong foundation for students interested in graduate school. Our economics majors have been accepted into programs at Syracuse, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UW Milwaukee, NC State, and Indiana. We have also had economics-finance majors accepted into graduate programs at Florida State and Virginia Tech.

Thinking about Graduate School? This document will provide answers to many questions and concerns.

Additional UW Oshkosh Economics information -- see who have earned their degree in economics (How many do you know?) What can you do with an economics degree? How to get a job with your economics degree? Advice from alums.

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