B.A. in Economics
The B.S. in Economics at Cal Poly Pomona provides a broad social science background, marketable skills, and a flexible world view useful for obtaining rewarding careers and becoming engaged citizens. Our students learn critical thinking and problem solving skills using statistics and mathematics required for modern economic analysis. These skills are introduced in principles courses, reinforced in advanced theoretical and applied courses, and mastered by the time the student reaches the final Senior Seminar course. Our program is unique for two distinct reasons. First, we offer a significant level of mentorship and the ability to conduct student-driven, faculty-guided research through a two-quarter senior seminar project.
Second, we offer three options that allow students to focus on material most relevant for their future career aspirations. The Applied Economics option prepares students for employment in business and government, Masters in Business programs, or Law School. Quantitative Economics emphasizes quantitative analysis and prepares students or technical positions in Finance, Data Analysis, Actuarial Science, and similar fields; or for graduate study in Finance, Applied Statistics, and Economics. Finally, the General Economics option prepares students for careers in public policy. In agreement with Cal Poly Pomona’s Core Values, all options give students hands-on experience with Excel, Stata, and R, which are programs that will be used, or are similar to those used in their future careers.