Economics - Bachelor's Degree Program

Meet the demands of the changing business world head on through the economics bachelor’s degree program at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. This undergraduate business degree offers two paths to your future. You can choose an economics bachelor of science that provides you with a well-rounded education in business and organizational leadership, preparing you to directly enter the workforce. Or you can choose an economics bachelor of arts that allows you to double major in a related discipline, such as history or political science, which prepares you for graduate economics programs or other graduate programs in law, finance, or public policy.

Taught by outstanding faculty; guided by seasoned executives

The Franciscan business faculty are focused on excellence in teaching. They bring extensive real-world experience in management to you and are committed to Franciscan’s Catholic ethical tradition. To ensure you receive the most current education in economics and business, Franciscan’s business programs are IACBE accredited and guided by an advisory board of leading executives from top national and international firms.

Here are just a few other ways Franciscan’s economics bachelor’s degree program stands out from the rest:

• Financial aid and scholarships: Franciscan University works to make your Catholic economics degree as affordable as possible through scholarships and financial aid, such as grants, loans, and work opportunities. The Franciscan Office of Financial Aid can provide you with tuition costs and fees as well as the financial aid application process and deadlines.
• Applied learning: Study economic theory and put it to work in the real world through the Austria study abroad program as well as economics degree internships in Ohio and beyond. Through these hands-on experiences, you’ll cultivate an understanding of how human behavior impacts the marketplace and how economic policy helps us to thrive.
• Relevant economics degree: Develop the problem-solving, critical-thinking, and data-analysis skills you need for economics careers through a program guided by the Business Advisory Board, a council of top executives from firms such as Microsoft, Bayer Corporation, AECOM, Honeywell, The Hershey Company, Protiviti, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Tribe Mediterranean Foods, EQT Midstream Partners, and FeX Group.
• Expert Catholic faculty: You’ll learn from dedicated faculty who bring years of economics career experience to the classroom. They’ll integrate the Franciscan Catholic value of transformational leadership so that you have the tools to be an ethical business leader in economics jobs either in for-profit or nonprofit organizations — in Ohio and across the world.
• Bolster your economics degree: Combine your bachelor of arts in economics with a second major and expand your options for economics careers. Explore the social or hard sciences, humanities, philosophy, or theology at Franciscan University and add a major that complements your Catholic BA in economics.

With an integrated, Catholic economics degree from Franciscan University in Ohio, you’ll be prepared for careers all over the country and the world as well as for graduate and professional studies.

Graduate and Professional Programs for Economics Majors

• Master of Business Administration
• Master in Finance
• Master of Economics
• Master of Financial Economics
• Master of Public Policy
• D. in Economics
• Juris Doctor

Potential Job Titles for Economics Majors

• Actuaries
• Compensation and Benefits Managers
• Credit Analysts
• Economic Consultants
• Investment Consultants
• Lawyers

View the Economics Program on the Undergraduate Catalog