Economics
Understand what drives people, businesses, and even entire countries to make the choices they do with an economics degree from Wartburg, where you can explore how resources are used, decisions are made, and those choices shape the world around us. Along the way, you’ll sharpen your problem-solving skills with tools from statistics and calculus while learning to think critically about real-world challenges.
We will help you open doors to careers in government, research, consulting, finance, banking, insurance, and beyond. Wartburg’s small class sizes mean you won’t just be another face in the crowd — you’ll work closely with professors who know your name, connect you with a network of professionals, and guide you through hands-on research.
Why Wartburg Business?
80+%
COMPLETE INTERNSHIPS
More than 80 percent of the college’s business administration, accounting, and economics majors complete at least one internship or field experience before graduating.
CPA
PREPARATION
The accounting program helps students complete the 120 credit hours required for the Certified Public Accountant license in four years instead of five or six as compared to other colleges and universities.
REAL
EXPERIENCE
Students participate with hands-on projects and work with real clients throughout their college career.
FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
Thirty-nine scholarships are awarded to business, accounting, and economics majors beyond the Regents and Presidential awards.
LEADERSHIP
& MANAGEMENT
The department’s partnership with the Institute for Leadership Education allows students to develop their management skills.
The entire research process was a lot of fun, and Dr. (Nana) Quaicoe was there every step of the way to answer any questions that arose. At the conference, I got to listen to other students present their research and there was a lot of opportunities to network.”
Garrett Helm ’25
Presented at the Missouri Valley Economic Association Conference
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