The University of Maryland Economics major graduates have been successful in many fields post-graduation, including consulting, law, government, nonprofits, business, banking, finance, research, and more. Using information from the University of Maryland graduation survey, we have compiled details about ECON majors, such as their post-graduation adventures. Use this information as a place to start exploring your career interests.
- Review additional resources below and on the Feller Center's website as well as the Department of Economics ECON Careers website.
- View a separate job title list for students who graduated with a B.S. vs. B.A. in Economics.
- Featured Job & Internship Openings, Handshake
Quick View: Careers and skills related to ECON Major
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Related Titles & Work Areas
Job Titles:
- Actuary/Actuarial Assistant
- Analyst
- Associate Performance Analyst
- Broker's Assistant
- Business Operations Analyst
- Client Associate
- Client Financial Management Analyst
- Derivatives Analyst
- Equity Research Associate
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Analyst
- Financial Engineer I
- Financial Representative
- Global Finance & Business Management Program Analyst
- Interest Rate Sales
- Investment Banking Analyst
- Investment Operations Associate
- Investment Sales Associate
- Junior Investment Associate
- Management Development Program
- Retirement Actuarial Analyst
- Securities Analyst II
- Structured Finance Analyst
- WISE Associate
- Underwriter
- Read more about Banking, Investments, & Financial Services: Career Options
Organizations:
- Brown Advisory
- Cambridge Associates
- Consumer Edge
- Deutsche Bank
- Fannie Mae
- Goldman Sachs
- JP Morgan Chase & Co
- KPMG
- M&T Bank
- Marcus & Millichap
- McAdam Financial
- MetLife Investment Management
- Moody's Investors Service
- Morgan Stanley
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- Northwestern Mutual
- Prudential
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- T. Rowe Price
- Third Bridge Group Limited
- UBS
- Wells Fargo
- Werber & Associates, Inc.
- Willis Towers Watson
- York Funding
ENTRY TIPS:
- Important qualities/skills generally include: analytical, detail-oriented, math, communication and writing skills.
- Apply for internships! Employers recruit full-time employees from their internship programs.
- For detailed tips, visit FirstHand’s Guide to Banking & Financial Services Jobs.
- Be an Actuary, guide of what actuarial science is and how to get started
- Underwriter Career, career description.
- Best organizations in financial services.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Anti-Money Laundering Risk Consultant
- Finance Consultant
- Marketing Consultant
- Program Analyst
- Research Assistant
- Staff Consultant
Organizations:
- Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
- Bates White Economic Consulting
- Crowe
- Empowered Technologies, LLC
- KNG Health Consulting, LLC
- KPMG
- Madison Associates
- Ryan & Wetmore, PC
ENTRY TIPS:
- Important qualities/skills generally include: curiosity, problem solving, building rapport, innovation, and flexibility.
- For detailed tips, visit FirstHand’s Guide to Consulting and Consulting Jobs.
- Tops internships for consulting.
- Preparing for case interviews.
Job Titles:
- Account Executive
- Business Analyst
- Business Operations Associate
- Contracts Manager
- Development & Marketing Associate
- Director of Branding
- Government Account Representative
- Merchant Executive Dev. Program
- Project Operations Associate
- Recruiter
- Risk Analyst
- Sales Development Representative
- Sales & Marketing Associate
Organizations:
- AeroTek
- Aflac
- Bozzuto
- Carahsoft
- FAST Technology
- House of Venus
- Macy's
- Morgan Stanley
- New Day USA
- SAM
- TEKsystems
- The Light House
ENTRY TIPS:
- Important qualities/skills generally include: analytical, communication, creativity, decision making, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- For detailed tips, visit FirstHand’s Guide to Business Administration Jobs.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Associate, Analytics & Data Insights
- Capital Market Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Deductions Analyst
- Economist
- Fiscal and Policy Analyst
- Jr Policy Specialist
- Market Data Analyst
- Market Research Associate
- Research Analyst
- Research Assistant
- Staff- Tax Accountant
- Statistician Coordinator
- Tax Associate
Organizations:
- Baltimore County Auditor's Office
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Federal Reserve Board
- ICF
- IMG-Crown Energy Service
- International Monetary Fund
- Kglobal
- Mid Atlantic Sports Network
- NVR
- RSM US, LLP
- SAIC
- TargetGov
- U.S. Commodity Future Trading Commission
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, International Affairs
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- VM
ENTRY TIPS:
- Important qualities/skills generally include: analytical, communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
- For detailed tips, visit FirstHand’s Guide to Economics Jobs.
- Economics for College Students, AEA provides opportunities and career path information.
- Almost half of all economists work for local, state, or federal government. Employment is projected to grow 6% from 2016 to 2026.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Real Estate Analyst
- Corporate Real Estate Advisor
- Leasing & Marketing Manager
- Purchasing Assistant
- Real Estate Agent
- Real Estate Broker Associate
- Real Estate Consultant
- Retail, Sales, and Leasing Associate
Organizations:
- CA Ventures, LLC
- Charm City Development
- Douglas Elliman Real Estate
- Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
- JP Morgan Chase & Co
- Keller Williams Realty
- Segall Group Commercial Real Estate
- Sotheby's International Realty
ENTRY TIPS:
- Important qualities/skills generally include: business acumen and interpersonal, organizational, and problem solving skills.
- For detailed tips, visit FirstHand’s Guide to Real Estate or Real Estate Jobs.
Job Titles:
- International Program Coordinator
- Investigative Specialist
- ORISE Fellow
- Teacher
- Technology Analyst
Organizations:
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
- Accenture Federal Services
- Office of the Public Defender Service
- Planet Depos
- Teach for America
UMD's ECON Careers offers Job Descriptions and Jobs and Internships by Industry for students to explore.
Start Exploring Career Titles/Work Areas
Use the sample job and internship titles (mentioned above) to start exploring career paths. The links below provide a short overview of the positions. Review additional career areas related to this major, as well as tips for success.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, a career title dictionary
- O*NET Online, the nation's primary source of occupational information
- FOCUS2, explore career paths using self-assessment questionnaires
- Terrapins Connect, talk with professionals working in the field through UMD’s alumni network
- Federal positions by major, research career titles with the federal government related to your major
- Vault Guides, browse 100’s of industry guides to gain inside tips
- Leveraging AI for your career exploration
- Tips for breaking into the field of public policy, UMD Panel Notes
Feller Center offers: Alumni & Employer Industry Panel Notes, sample topics below:
Consulting
Careers in Think Tanks
Public Policy Career Panel
UMD's ECON Careers offers:
View upcoming recruiting events
Resources: Career Planning & Graduate School
- Economics for College Students, AEA provides opportunities and career path information
- Jobs and Internships by Industry, UMD ECON Careers highlights career areas
Explore career options by reviewing current openings.
- Business Economics openings, provided by the National Association for Business Economics
- Jobs in Economics, Finance & Trade, U.S. State Department provides a long list of job listing and career path exploration list
- Economic Development Organizations near D.C., to identify organizations of interest
- DevNetJobs.org, lists international development jobs and consulting opportunities
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, job opportunities
Federal and state government resources.
- USAJobs, federal openings
- Application tips, tips for applying to state and federal positions
- Federal position options by major
- State of Maryland openings and State of Virginia openings
Planning for Graduate School
Sample graduate programs UMD ECON students have attended. Start researching your career path of interest to identify the educational requirements.
Application tips from the Feller Center
- Questions to consider before applying
- Application timeline, stay on track with your graduate school application
- Start your Graduate School Application Tracking Document
- Applying to Law School
Tips & Panel Notes
- Guidance from the UMD ECON department
- Masters or PhD: ECON Graduate School Panel Notes
Market Skills Developed: ECON Major
Skills lead to jobs. Which skills do you possess?
- Assess your skills, abilities, interests, and values and explore how they relate to career options.
- Skills inventory - get started identifying your unique assets.
Sample list of skills developed in class by Economics majors.
- Model economic behavior
- Describe and analyze relationships between economic variables
- Interpret and apply descriptive and inferential statistics
- Analyze the effect of government policies on the economy
- Use both conceptual and quantitative tools
- Connecting ECON coursework to careers
At the undergraduate level, students can learn about the methods of analysis that economists use and about the various fields of inquiry where economists have been most productive.
Skills lead to jobs. Which skills do you possess?
- Careers and Skills related to ECON Major
- Assess your skills, abilities, interests, and values.
- LinkedIn Learning skill based videos.
Highlight your skills in your application materials.
Gain Experience
Internships are a great way to try out an interest, regardless if they are directly related to your major. Employers tend to favor job seekers who have had an internship in the field they are hiring for.
Sample internship sites/titles
- A Wider Circle, Research Intern
- Albright LLC, Intern
- Applied Energy Group, Summer Analyst
- Baker Tilly, Consulting Intern
- Bank of America, Intern
- Bates White, Summer Consultant
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Student Trainee
- Business Civic Leadership Center, Research Analyst
- Callaway Capital Management
- CentraState Medical Center, Human Resources Intern
- Crystal City Business Improvement District
- Everyday is a Miracle, Bookkeeper
- Farmers Insurance, Intern Trainee
- Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- Food and Drug Administration Economics Staff
- Gates Capital Corporation, Finance Intern
- Google, Intern
- Greenberg Advisors
- Henkel Malaysia, Finance Intern
- Inforum, University of Maryland, Research Assistant
- Innovations for Poverty Action, Intern
- Intelligent Decisions, Financial Contractor Intern
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., IT Intern
- Library of Congress, Intern
- Morgan Stanley, Intern
- National Defense University
- Office of the Public Defender, Intern
- Office of Undergraduate Admissions, PR Intern
- PNC, Financial Services Intern
- Press Ganey, Data Analytics Intern
- QuotePie, LLC, Business Development Intern
- Rosin & Associates, Financial Analyst Intern
- Seventy2 Capital
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio, Programming Intern
- Taylor & Francis Group, Production Intern
- TD International
- Tetra Tech, Inc., Business Development Intern
- UNESCO Center for Peace, Program Development
- U.S. Census Bureau, Intern
- U.S. Census Bureau, Economics Surveys Reimbursables Division
- U.S. Department of Agriculture /ARS, Intern
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Budget Analyst Intern
- U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Budget
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Actuary Student Trainee
- ValStone Partners, Summer Analyst
- V-Empower, Inc. Business Analyst
- 10 Internships for Data Analytics- List
Sample list of opportunities:
- Start your search with these tips
- Gain Experience, BSOS - browse links on out of the classroom experiences
- Handshake - check out job and internship openings for off-campus positions for UMD students
- UMD National Scholarships Office - review a listing of opportunities for UMD
- Federal government internships - links to openings and application tips
- UMD Department of Economics Blog - list opportunities posted by alumni and employers targeted ECON majors
- Access Tom Manatos list of internship & job openings for government and political positions
Prepare to apply: Tips to customize your resume, cover letter, etc.
Handshake: Collections for
ECON Internship Directory: Obtain leads on organizations who hire ECON majors for their internship openings.
BSOS Students Gain Experience Through:
Build Connections
After researching career paths, consider talking with people working in your field of interest to gain inside information. The links below provide sample events where you may be able to meet professionals in your field of interest. Use these opportunities to learn more about your field of interest, establish new networking contacts, and informational interviews.
- Career Events for BSOS students
- ECON Employer Panels & Fairs
- University Career Center Event Calendar
- Terrapins Connect, is an online platform that allows students’ virtual access to UMD alumni who have volunteered to share industry specific information and as well as conduct resume reviews, among other things.
- Use LinkedIn to Locate Alumni & Recruiters
- Intern for a Day, matches students with professionals working in a field of interest to shadow for the day or offer informational interviews- offered in the fall and spring
- Get contact information: Employer & Industry notes for BSOS majors
- National Association for Business Economics, NABE is the premier professional association for business economists and others who use economics in the workplace. Since 1959, NABE has attracted the most prominent figures in economics, business, and academia to its membership with highly-regarded conferences, educational and career development offerings, industry surveys, and its unrivaled networking opportunities.
- American Economic Association, maintains a long and growing list of online resources that will be useful to everyone in the economics profession.
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), attend events to learn about international affairs careers and research graduate programs.
