ECONOMICS

An education in economics will focus on the study of scarcity, how people use resources, and the process of decision making. Students will also gain well connected knowledge in statistics and calculus.

You’ll find career opportunities in economic fields such as government, research, analysst positions, economic consulting, financial markets, banking, and insurance. You’ll be prepared to take on duties and responsibilities in these positions and gain valuable skills to possess.

At Wartburg College, students in economics benefit from small class sizes and a diverse group of classmates. You will be taught by professors with experience and expertise who are ready to mentor students for careers as well as for active citizenship through the classroom, internships, and undergraduate research.

Economics Fast Facts

1) STEM PROGRAM
The economics program at Wartburg has a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) classification that allows students graduating from the program an array of opportunities and the chance to apply for a wider variety of jobs. Moreover, international students will have three years of OPT/CPT upon completion of the programrather than one year, meaning a longer stay in the United States.

2) DEEP PROGRAM
Wartburg offers a wider variety of economics courses than other private colleges in Iowa.

3) FOUR-YEAR TRACK 
Nearly all students graduate in four years with many choosing a second major alongside economics.

4) GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPARATION 
The wide mix of courses, coupled with advising from experienced professors, prepares students for graduate school in business and economics.

5) REAL EXPERIENCE
Students participate with hands-on projects and work with real clients.

6) FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Thirty-nine scholarships are awarded to business, accounting, and economics students beyond our Regents and Presidential awards.

7) STOCK UP
Students invest the dividends and interest from a portfolio that has earned as much as $2 million through an investments course.

FACILITIES

The Whitehouse Business Center houses the Business Administration, Accounting & Economics Department.

Students gain hands-on, real-world experience. 

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Alumni Outcomes

Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:

  • Sales Executive, Midwest Heritage Bank, Des Moines
  • Marketing and Box Office Manager, U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids
  • Territory Manager, Hormel Foods, Lebanon, N.J.
  • Marketing Associate, Bolide Technology Group, San Dimas, Calif.
  • Staff Auditor, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Accountant, Dan Deery Motors, Cedar Falls

Sample Stand-out Alumni Positions:

  • Chairman and CEO, American Family Insurance, Madison, Wis.
  • Operations Analyst, World Bank, Washington, D.C.
  • President, Merit Contracting, Rochester, Minn.
  • CEO, Project Brilliant, LLC, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • National Sales Operations Manager for Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past 10 Years:

  • Vice President, Department Manager, Wells Fargo, West Des Moines
  • Human Resources Recruiter, The University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City
  • Pharmaceutical Sales, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Del.
  • Production Supervisor, Kraft, Davenport
  • Procurement Coordinator, Mayo Clinic Finance Dept. of Materials, Rochester, Minn.
  • Investment Accountant, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines
  • Attorney, Bryan Cave LLP, Chicago, Ill.

FACULTY

Nana Quaicoe

Associate Professor of Economics, James A. Leach Chair in Banking and Monetary Economics

Clifton Ross

Visiting Assistant Professor of Business