Economics is about more than numbers. It is a human-oriented subject, exploring how people allocate and utilize resources on an individual and collective basis.
As an economics major at UVM, you will study a broad array of topics which bear directly on human welfare, including economic growth and development, unemployment, the relationship between the environment and the economy, international trade, technological change, the role of race and gender in the economy, and poverty and the distribution of income.
A degree in economics is great preparation for a career in just about any field. Our graduates have an impressive track record of success in graduate school placement and careers in government, marketing, sales, finance, and research.
Our Teaching Mission
The economics department is devoted to equipping students with a deep understanding of the modern economy and the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to put that knowledge to work. Our approach exposes you to the rich variety of schools of thought within economics, and to the lively debates happening within the economics profession. You can meet some of our expert scholar teachers on our economics faculty page.
Expand Your Toolbox
We help you develop expertise in the complete range of tools used to analyze economic issues including:
- quantitative empirical analysis and modeling
- historical and institutional analysis
- conceptual analysis
You’ll learn how to use these tools in evaluation of policy solutions to real-world economic problems like:
- regulation of monopolies
- gender and racial discrimination in labor and capital markets
- environmental protection
The skills and knowledge base you acquire in economics are relevant to almost any field, any profession. Learn more about the B.A. and B.S. degree options in our department.
Why UVM?
- Because classes are taught by faculty members and not graduate students, you’ll be exposed to the energy and ideas of leading thinkers and doers in the field. Faculty members become your mentors during your career at UVM—very often these relationships continue well after graduation.
- We prepare first-year students with the building blocks to academic success through introductory seminars including one in the Integrated Social Sciences Program and several in the First-Year Seminars.
- Senior seminars, with an average of 18 students, include a research project that serves as the capstone of your undergraduate economics education.