Career Options

Studying economics opens the door to careers in finance, banking, business, government and research. Economics majors frequently enter graduate or MBA programs, and an economics major is an advantage in applying to law school. Recent Gettysburg College graduates in economics have compiled a record of excellence.

Graduate school
Recent Gettysburg economics alumni are studying or have earned degrees at institutions including:

• Columbia University, Ph.D. program in economics
• Northwestern University, Ph.D. program in economics
• University of California Graduate School of Management
• Cornell University
• George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs
• American University law program
• Dickinson School of Law
• Suffolk University Law School
• University of Wisconsin, MBA program
• Seton Hall University
• North Carolina State University
• University of Wisconsin, MBA program
• Georgetown University
• University of Michigan

Employment

Recent Gettysburg economics alumni hold a wide array of positions, including:

• Financial advisor, UBS PaineWebber Inc.
• Attorney, Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Investment banking analyst, Salomon Smith Barney
• Research associate, American Bankers Association
• Investment banker, Credit Suisse First Boston
• Crime analyst, Hanover County (Va.) Sheriff 's Office
• Defined benefits administrator, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Fund accountant, Janus Capital Corp.
• Senior internal auditor, Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Budget analyst, U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters
• Associate editor, Loan Pricing Corporation
• Trust accountant, Fidelity Investments
• Office manager, U.S. News and World Report
• Account executive, UUNET Technologies Inc.
• Cost analyst, EMBASil-Embalagens Siderurgicas Ltda, Brazil
• Financial analyst, Bristol-Myers Squibb
• Production analyst, Merck-Medco
• Marketing assistant, Estee Lauder
• Financial planner, American Express Financial Advisors
• Senior consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Equity trader, Schonfeld Securities
• Senior associate portfolio administrator, Scudder Kemper Investments
• Assistant treasurer, Commerzbank AG
• Associate director for economic analysis, Center for Full Employment & Price Stability, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Associate vice president, debt reissues, Merrill Lynch
• Attorney, Fitzpatrick, Reilly, Supple & Gaul, New Providence, N.J.
• Teacher, West Center City Early Learning Center, Wilmington, Del.
• Account manager, Philadelphia 76ers
• Account manager, MBNA
• Home mortgage consultant, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
• Human Resources, Villanova University
• Commercial credit analyst, Commerce Bank
• Internal auditor, Ernst & Young
• Financial services specialist, State Farm
• Associate, Charles River Associates
• Financial advisor, CMFC, American Express
• Financial analyst, United Health Group
• Statistician, Seattle Times
• Assistant vice president, Citi Group-Student Loan Corp.
• Financial analyst, Select Medical Corp.