Economics is a broad discipline that explores the factors that determine production, distribution, and consumption of resources. An Economics degree provides a good foundation on how the economy and the world works and an understanding of the effects of policy issues. The BS degree in Economics with an emphasis in Quantitative Economics is a challenging degree program specifically designed for students who plan to attend graduate school in Economics, Finance, or related fields. The curriculum includes more extensive quantitative coursework than the standard BS degree, including upper-level mathematics and statistics courses, but still allows students to take electives that focus on various aspects of economics, such as labor, law, and education. Graduates in Economics enter a diverse field of jobs in government, banking, insurance or other financial sectors, a wide range of private sector businesses, such as the tech industry or health care, or even open their own businesses. Often students pursuing a BS degree with an Emphasis in Quantitative Economics double major with Mathematics or Statistics and look at employment positions in actuarial science or more analytical fields.

This is an emphasis area of the following major:

• Economics , BS

This major has the following additional emphasis areas:

• Business Economics , BS