Bachelor in Economics

Economists build models and analyze data to understand how people make choices and how economies function.

The many subfields of economics cover a wide variety of topics, and decision-makers in governments as well as in business and other organizations use the tools of economics to inform their decisions.

Lawrentians sometimes pair economics with

• Mathematics
• Government
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Psychology
• Music performance
• Foreign languages
• International studies
• Environmental studies
• Chinese studies
• Russian studies
• Global studies

Top Ranked Private Residential Liberal Arts Experience

Lawrence University is a top-ranked private residential liberal arts college and conservatory of music that is devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. Located in the welcoming Midwestern the state of Wisconsin, with 15% of its 1,500 undergraduates coming from more than 50 countries beyond the U.S., the Lawrence community is one of the most internationally diverse in the country. A proud member of the Colleges That Change Lives the organization, Lawrence is devoted to an engaged learning approach that develops abilities that are highly valued by graduate schools and employers.

Programs

• Bachelor of Arts with 44 areas of study
• Bachelor of Music with 4 overall majors and two areas of emphasis
• 5-year Double Degree Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music

Engaged Learning at Lawrence

Engaged learning involves challenging and meaningful personal learning experiences with faculty and peers in class sizes averaging 15 students. These active skills of exploring, debating, researching, and creating, will prepare you to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world.

At Lawrence, our 1,500 students come from the world’s largest cities and smallest towns to form a cohesive residential community within a welcoming and safe city. Lawrence students are academically, socially, culturally and economically diverse. They are intelligent, friendly and they thrive on collaboration.

Beyond the main campus, Lawrence offers campus experiences at our serene 441-acre Bjorklunden campus, a retreat just 160 kilometers northeast of Appleton, and our London Centre, nestled in the heart of London U.K., one of the world’s most exciting global cities.