Business Economics Degrees

Detailed profiles of schools for Business Economics from the EdRef college search portal.

Business Economics programs prepare students to enter the workforce in executive positions in either government or the private sector. Students study how various companies compete with each other within markets. They learn economic models and apply them to business challenges. They learn how to conduct field research, analyze a broad range of situations; compose research proposals, and present their findings in both a written and a verbal context.

The courses in these programs typically cover the principles of advanced microeconomics and macroeconomics, with an emphasis on developing plans to help companies adapt to shifting economic tides. The knowledge base students develop in these programs is theoretical as well as empirical. Students learn the theory as well as the practical application of management, accountancy, law, finance, and marketing.