In times of both economic growth and recession economists are vital to understanding consumer decision-making. There is an increasing demand for skilled analytical professionals who can interpret data to influence decision-making that leads to better profits, policy, and practice.
Our industry overview provides a 10-year outlook on the growth of economics careers including the fastest growing jobs in analysis, research, and compliance; geographic areas; and sectors in need of economists. Plus, get an exclusive look at entry-level economist salaries and increase expectations between 0-6+ years of experience.
A Purdue master’s degree in economics teaches the analytic and quantitative methods necessary to best evaluate, optimize, and forecast key economic and business outcomes such as stock markets, product prices, production, growth, employment, inflation, and welfare. Our online MS Economics program can be the catalyst you need to set yourself up for success in this rapidly growing and important industry.
We offer you industry data on analytics and information management that shows the robust growth in professional opportunities in the field, the many different sectors you could work in, and the steady salary growth data analysts enjoy.
