Economics

Economics

Economics

CAREER EXPLORATION

This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Economics career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Economics alumni have studied.

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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES

(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)

Buyer's Intern

Consumer Banking Intern

Corporate Development Mergers & Acquisitions Intern

Financial Sales Intern

Graduate Level Marketing Intern

Marketing Strategy Intern

Marketing/Field Sales Intern

Operations Analyst Intern

Product Pricing Development Program Intern

Professional Services Intern

Quantitative Research Private Equity Intern

Research Assistant

Summer Analyst

 

SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Aetna

Audit Intern

Benny's, Inc.

C&S Wholesale Grocers

Citi

Connecticut Theater Dance

Ford Foundation

Icreon

indeed.com

Landmark Partners

McLagan

Miller/Howard Investments

New Milford Hospital ER

Nielson

People's Securities

Philips

Pratt & Whitney

Renegade LLC

Shore Power

Silicon Valley Bank

Techtronic Industries (TTI)

The Hartford

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

The Stock Exchange of Thailand

Tory Burch

Town of Lexington

Travelers

University of Connecticut

Yale University Art Gallery

 

SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Analyst

Associate Claim Representative

Broker Relations Specialist

Compliance Analyst

Credit Analyst

Data Research Analyst

Delegate Sales Representative

Financial Coordinator

Investment Banking Analyst

MetLife

Mortgage Loan Closer

Operations Specialist

Product Consultant Development Program

Production Analyst

Quantitative Trading Consultant

Sales Operations Analyst

Social Media Manager

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Underwriter

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Assistant Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Index Funds

Associate Professor, Economics & Policy

Business Data Scientist

Consultant, Talent Acquisition

Consultant, University Relations

Dean of Student Affairs

Director of Business Development

Director, HR Talent Development

Director, University Events and Conference Services

Grant Thornton, LLP

Humans Resources Generalist

Long Term Disability Claim Specialist

Medical Economics Associate

Special Education Teacher

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK

AIG

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Barnum Financial Group

Cigna

Consumer Goods

Deloitte

Electric Boat

Elizabeth Arden

Fairfield County Bank

Goldman Sachs

Hartford Health Care

HIMCO

indeed.com

Johnsen, Fretty & Co.

Magellan Health

Manchester Community College

Newtown Savings Bank

Omni Hotels & Resorts

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Sysco

The Hartford

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED

J.D.

M.A., Data Mining

M.A., Economics

M.A., International Business

M.P.A.

M.S., Finance

M.P.H., Health Policy Analysis

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Central Connecticut State University

Columbia University School of Public Health

EMLYON Business School

George Mason University

MIT Sloan School of Management

University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Law

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

For further insight into industry specifics, use O*NET, Vault, or LinkedIn search functions to locate more titles, alumni, and career options for this major. “What Can I do with this Major?” contains additional content, including professional associations and job boards. (Please note: internships and jobs on these sites do not necessarily reflect UConn students from this major).