As global markets continue to evolve, the demand for professionals who can navigate economic fluctuations and provide strategic insights is on the rise. Employers are looking for candidates who can blend economic acumen with business functionality to benefit the organization.
Why Choose business economics at Clark?
- Join a community of students and scholars in Clark’s School of Business, which has been named by Princeton Review as one of the best business schools in America; ranked 16th on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Entrepreneurial Universities; and is among the fewer than five percent of the world’s business schools to receive AACSB accreditation.
- Share in our commitment to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), which integrates sustainability and social responsibility into our research and teaching.
- Learn from distinguished faculty who have extensive business experience, including serving as marketing consultants to brands like Gillette, L.L. Bean, and Godiva; as social entrepreneurs; and as advocates for sustainable business practices with foreign businesses.
- Connect classroom learning with community businesses and organizations through hands-on projects that let you make a real impact on important initiatives.
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Featured Courses
Introduction to Management Information Systems
Explore the strategic, organizational, technological, managerial and issues that are relevant to information systems as you learn and practice the most popular software tools through hands-on applications.
Marketing Management
Learn key concepts and principles while you analyze real marketing issues. Become a better consumer and master topics including research and information systems, consumer behavior, and nonprofit marketing.
The Economics and Policy of Food
Use the lens of applied economics to explore a wide range of issues associated specifically with the U.S. food system, then undertake a research project on the value chain of one Massachusetts-based food product.
Studying business economics in the liberal arts tradition at Clark provide a well-rounded knowledge base, and problem-solving skills that are essential in the complex field of business economics. In our classes, you’ll learn to understand diverse perspectives, think creatively, demonstrate ethical leadership, and promote integrity and accountability in your professional life. Courses also stress putting theoretical knowledge into practice in the local community; you will complete in-depth case studies and group projects based on real business challenges and solve real-time problems for actual companies.
At Clark you’ll get more than a great education; you’ll also be prepared for a long, productive career and life of consequence. And once you’ve completed your degree, you can join other Clark alumni who have gone on to work for great organizations and attend some of the best graduate schools in the world. The following communities may be of interest:
Business, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship
Science, Data, and Technology
Associate Analyst
Price Waterhouse Coopers
GIS Analyst
Environmental Protection Agency
Senior Strategy Consultant
IBM
Economic Analyst
Eastern Research Group
Superior Court Judge
State of Connecticut
The Clark Experience
The Clark Experience brings together the exceptional education you’ll receive in the classroom and so much more. Through focus and flexibility, it ensures you’ll leave Clark with the creativity, confidence, and resilience to succeed and lead a life of meaning and consequence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a major in business economics?
At Clark you’ll get more than a great education; you’ll also be prepared for a long, productive career and life of consequence. And once you’ve completed your degree, you can join other Clark alumni who have gone on to work for great organizations and attend some of the best graduate schools in the world.
By emphasizing careful thinking, analysis, and problem-solving, the economics major offers you skills that are highly valued in a number of careers and graduate programs, including banking, insurance, finance, and other business fields; planning and research in environmental and urban studies; international development; graduate study in law, public policy, and business administration; and economics as a profession, including teaching, research, and public policy.
What skills will I learn as a business and economics major?
- Gain a solid foundation in business, finance, management and accounting
- Learn the principles in the study of economics systems, theory, econometrics and statistical analysis
- Gain real-world experience through case studies, serving on internships, or working on a capstone project
Be a force for change.
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