Graduates with Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics Jumped 11 Percent over the Past Year

Starting salaries for new college graduates with bachelor’s degrees in economics jumped 11 percent over the past year, to an average of $45,191, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

"Students are more employable if they study economics," one recruiting company executive told CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s career information site.

Economics is a subject area that impacts every industry, culture and individual. It focuses on how people, groups, corporations and countries attempt to allocate limited resources to satisfy humanity’s needs for money, goods and services.

As an economics major at the C.W. Post Campus of LongIsland University, you will learn how to create plans to forecast and address societal issues such as unemployment, inflation and environmental conservation. Course work includes money and banking, public finance and taxation, economics and the law, government spending and labor management. The C.W. Post economics faculty are among the best in the field with a wide range of specialties including economic development, labor economics, international economics, industrial business, Asian banking, trade, economic theory and data analysis.

The Bachelor of Arts in Economics program at the C.W. Post Campus covers the fundamentals of economics, giving you the opportunity to explore such subjects as foreign economies, economics and the environment, poverty, inflation and American capitalism.

Economics majors qualify for careers as economists, industry analysts, entrepreneurs, lawyers, financial planners, chief executive officers, consultants, educators, elected officials, accountants and more.

For more information visit the Department of Economics Web site or call 516-299-2321.