<p>I'm wondering how the economics major is at Carleton. Is it a popular major? How about job outlook? My dad tells me he meets a lot Carleton grads at top firms, but not sure if they were econ majors.</p>
<p>For the Class of 2010 - here are the top declared majors.</p>
<p>Bio - 62
Poly Sci - 17 IR = 33
Psych - 46
Econ - 38
Hist- 37
Eng - 34
Chem - 29
Math - 26
CS - 24
Geo - 23</p>
<p>Economics is also popular as a minor, especially with the PoliSci/IR group. Great study abroad program for Economics at Cambridge.</p>
<p>You mean the Political Economy concentration, right? Or has Carleton finally started allowing people to minor? </p>
<p>Econ was actually the most popular major a few years ago. It's almost always one of the top five.</p>
<p>Thank you Americanski, I stand corrected. Daughter doesn't correct me when I say "minor" (she must think I'm a lost cause on this topic).</p>
<p>Well, they're essentially minors. I was actually hoping they might have started referring to them as such, since seeing "concentration" on a resume tends to confuse people not very familiar with Carleton.</p>