The Economics Department encourages all economics majors to include a co-op/internship experience before graduation to enhance job placement after graduation.  Please talk to your economics advisor about co-op and internship opportunities. Students should also visit the office of Internships and Civic Engagement Services (ICES) and the Office of Career Services.  For information on career options and the training needed for various careers, check out the Bureau of Labor Statisitics Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Recent Co-op & Employment Placements for Economics Majors:

• Emerald Asset Management
• Enterprise Rental Car
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
• Local Economy Center @ F&M
• Kylen Financials
• United States Department of Agriculture
• Superdog Pet Foods
• Lockheed Martin
• PNC Bank
• Fulton Bank
• Vanguard Securities
• Target
• Morgan Stanley
• American Express
• Susquehanna Bank
• Northwestern Mutual
• Merrill Lynch
• Bank of New York Mellon
• Baltimore Life

• Economics
• Quantitative Economics
• Financial Economics
• Political Economics

• Economics

Economics majors score higher on the business school entrance exam (GMAT):

*GMAT scores from 2008-2009.  Source: The Profile of Graduate Management Admission Test,  Graduate Management Admission Council, 2009

Economics majors score higher on the law school entrance exam (LSAT):

* Source:  Michael Nieswiadomy, "LSAT Scores of Economics Majors: The 2007-08 Class Update," Journal of Economic Education, June 2009.

If you want to learn more about the economic aspects of international trade, health care, national security, and crime, ...if you want to learn more about product markets, stock markets, money markets, and labor markets, ...if you are serious about accepting the challenge to help solve the world's problems of poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy, and climate change, ...then we encourage you to consider the major that moves the WORLD!