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
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