Economics

"A degree in economics yields one of the highest earnings of any bachelor’s degree a student can earn."

-U.S. Department of Labor

Why Should I Major in Economics at Seton Hall?

The Department of Economics at Seton Hall will intellectually challenge you and convey to you a "universe of economic discourse" that is unbiased and rigorous. You will enhance your quantitative and analytical skills while studying a wide range of economic schools of thought, including Keynesian, post-Keynesian and Neo-Classical. In addition to classroom instruction, the department also offers off-campus learning opportunities at select economic institutions in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C.

The Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to help you better understand the economic relationship between businesses, households and government. The economics major consists of 33-36 required credits in economics, mathematics and statistics, including 15 credits in designated economics electives. Through these electives, you can explore interests in areas such as monetary, international, labor and quantitative economics.

What Does It Take to Graduate

In addition to the core business requirements, students must complete the required economics courses. Students must also complete the liberal arts and sciences core requirements along with liberal arts and general electives. Students are required to have at least at 2.5 GPA in their combined economics courses. Top students are invited to apply for membership in Seton Hall’s Epsilon chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the world’s largest international honor society in economics.

Career opportunities:

Career advisement is an integral function of the Department of Economics. Economics majors secure employment with financial, industrial and governmental institutions. Recent graduates have obtained positions at securities firms, banks, insurance companies, the Federal Reserve System and major industrial companies. Several graduates also have launched successful consulting careers and others have gone on to teach at the college level.

A bachelor’s degree in economics is an excellent foundation for continued graduate studies in economic growth, a master of business administration (M.B.A) or Doctor of Laws (J. D.).

Contact Information

For additional information about the Economics Program at Seton Hall, feel free to contact any of the faculty members via e-mail (e-mail addresses can be easily obtained by clicking on the faculty link on the left hand side of this page) or by contacting John Dall, Chairman of the Economics Department using the information below.

Telephone: 973-761-9356

FAX: 973-761-9217

Postal address: Department of Economics; Stillman School of Business
Seton Hall University: 400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
Electronic mail: General Information: dalljohn@shu.edu