BA in Economics in Chicago United States | Roosevelt University

Gain insights from diverse economic viewpoints. As an economics student, you'll develop the skills to become an engaged citizen and professional leader across business, government, academia, or research. "Pause everything to tackle global challenges: Study Economics" could serve as Roosevelt Economics Program's motto. Our professors apply economic principles to combat unemployment, poverty, wealth disparities, social equity, climate issues, racial inequality, and statistical analysis. Economics influences nearly every aspect of modern life. Students examine economic systems with dual focus on fairness concerns alongside conventional efficiency studies. Roosevelt stands among few U.S. institutions teaching institutionalist, Post-Keynesian, and Marxist frameworks alongside mainstream Neoclassical and Keynesian approaches. The curriculum features classes on market systems, economic fluctuations, financial instability, policy formation, justice theories, political economy, global trade, gender economics, labor issues, monetary systems, economic history, practical applications, and quantitative methods. Economics alumni commonly enter public sector roles, corporate positions, legal careers, education, or research fields. Economics students consistently achieve top LSAT scores, and economics graduates frequently hold key positions in presidential administrations, financial departments, and government leadership.