Best Undergrad Economics Programs

mikemac
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:34:49 +0000

I’m going more for the pre-professional track

By this I take it to mean you’re looking for a job in the business area, not as an economist (which would require a PhD, even if employed in industry). Then the rep of the Econ dept itself is almost irrelevant. You’re going to be looking for a job as someone with a liberal-arts degree; whether it is History or Econ or something else doesn’t make that big of a difference because Econ classes are not directly applicable to business. It will be helpful to you to take more math and programming classes than required, and to look at the on-campus recruiting program since that both gives an indication of what industry things of the grads from the college and provides a smoother path to landing a position. Internship programs are also going to be key for you to stand out as a job applicant.