<p>I recently read through a thread discussing the financial benefit of getting a degree in economics but I still don't understand what happens after undergraduate school.</p>
<p>Does one go to law school any other type of graduate school? </p>
<p>What jobs become available or open to those that earn the degree?</p>
<p>Any info on life after undergrad. would be helpful. Thanks</p>
<p>Economics is a social science, and pretty much all social sciences open the same doors. The short of it is that you can get a job in any field that doesn’t require specific training, such as nursing, engineering, etc. </p>
<p>The degree itself is broader than you might think, so economics students can choose to specialize in a specific aspect of the discipline, though that is hardly necessary. During your studies, you can expect to learn about economic theory, decision theory, game theory, markets (domestic and international), and even things like politics, sociology, communication, just to name a few.</p>
<p>Regarding jobs, I am assuming that you are not yet in college… when you are in college, look at your school’s career services website. Generally you can figure out what jobs people from each major got (there is a link at the top of this forum that has surveys from dozens of colleges and is worth looking at). Off the top of my head, my econ major friends went into: consulting (think BCG, Bain, McKinsey, Accenture, Deloitte, and dozens of lower tier companies), technology (think Google, Microsoft, Verizon), personal banking (think Wells Fargo), investment banking (think Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley), marketing, advertising, supply chain, and in-house finance at an array of different companies. </p>
<p>As for what you are trained to do, the answer is a solid nothing. You are trained for nothing. Economics is a BA degree, which means its focus is not on job training but on thought training. You learn how to think critically about decisions you need to make, and it shows in the workplace. Personally, I much prefer working with econ majors than business majors!</p>
<p>Thank you so much that was a great answer but one more thing: how do you get a competitive edge over other job applicants? Like where should you intern ect?</p>
<p>Wall Street.
And double majoring helps give an edge. Some people do eco and math. A minor would help too if u dont wanna double major</p>
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<p>You need to be creative with your degree. You can apply for jobs in accounting, non profit organizations, marketing, Journalism, economics, urban development, city planning, politics, economics, public policy, international affair, federal positions, bank positions, law firms and financial management. You can go to law school, get your MBA, go into risk management, the possibilities are endless. You lack initiative, creativity and innovation tbh.</p>
<p>Are you talking to me because if you are, those are some frivelous comments</p>
<p>Not once did I say I had an inherent intrest in that line of work or major I jhst wanted more information cause I was curious. I didnt start this thread cause I lack creativity.</p>