What can you do with an Economics Degree?
Economics students continue into a variety of careers and graduate programs, and our Econ Career Center and the University of Illinois Campus provide numerous services and resources to explore and connect students and recent alumni to these opportunities.
Some of the companies that recent Econ graduates joined and their positions titles:
Banking
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Associate |
| PNC | Financial Advisor |
| US Bancorp | CDO Deal Administrator |
| US Bancorp | Debt Capital Markets Analyst |
Consulting
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| Accenture | Consulting Analyst |
| Accenture | Management Consulting Analyst |
| Accenture | Project Manager |
| Aon | Consultant |
| Aon | Health and Benefits Specialist |
| Aon Hewitt | Setup Configuration Specialist |
| Deloitte | Risk & Financial Advisory Consultant |
| Deloitte | Transfer Pricing Consultant |
| Ernst & Young | Advisory Consultant Program |
| Ernst & Young | Tax Compliance Outsourcing Staff |
| Ernst & Young | Consultant |
| Ernst & Young | People Advisory Services Staff |
| Ernst & Young | Transfer Pricing |
| KPMG | Consultant |
| KPMG | Transfer Pricing Associate |
| Ryan | Associate Consultant |
| True Partners Consulting | Tax Consultant |
Financial Services
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| AIG | Claimes- Political Underwriting |
| BMO Financial Group | Commercial Analyst Development Program Trainee |
| Capital Financial | Financial Advisor |
| Discover Financial Services | AWS Cloud Engineer |
| Jump Trading LLC | Risk Data Analyst |
| KB Financial | Rotational Program |
| Markel | Submission Technician |
| Northern Trust Corporation | Business Development |
| William Blair | Data Analyst |
| Wintrust Financial Corporation | Finance Officer |
Insurance
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| Allstate | Financial Analyst - Expenses & Agency Economics |
| Allstate | Compliance Consultant |
| Allstate | Data Scientist |
| FDIC | Compliance |
Technology
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| bswift | Client Analyst |
| CDW | Account Representative |
| Environmental Monitoring and Technologies, Inc. | Performance Data Analyst |
| Knowledge Management Associate | |
| Groupon | Inventory Manager |
| Groupon | Financial Analyst |
Other Industries
| Company | Position Title |
|---|---|
| Center Corporation | Consulting Analyst |
| Dish Network | Business Operations Analyst |
| Medline Industries, Inc | Vendor Data & Restriction Specialist |
| Schaumburg Surgery Center, LLC | Medical Administrative Assistant |
| Space X | Supply Chain Analytics |
| Tovala | Marketing Associate |
| Bespoke Commercial Real Estate | Tenant Advisor |
| Triad Real Estate Partners | Analyst |
Quotes from recent Econ Graduates about their companies:
"I am loving Madison. It’s surrounded by lakes and there’s always something to do downtown...Work at Epic is also going well. I wanted to let you know that Epic will be recruiting at the Employment Expo. It was at the Expo this past spring semester that I first spoke to an Epic employee and started my application process with them." -Valeria, Access Implementation, Epic, Graduated: May '15
"In preparation of KPMG’s upcoming recruiting season, I will be on campus for a few events, including the business career fair, this upcoming week. Hopefully I will see some economic majors who are interested in KPMG!" -Eric, Economic and Valuation Services, KPMG, Graduated: May '14
"I was hired into the HR Outsourcing program and found it to be a really valuable experience. Though I have since left that role and found a role in Marketing, they have positions open... The Economics major (and Econ advising team!) at Illinois was certainly a huge help in getting started with my career and I’d love to help other students." -Eileen, U.S. Marketing, Aon Risk Solutions, Graduated: May '15
"I started working here as an Integration Consultant in July and it has been a great learning experience for me. I was always looking for a job that applied both the business/problem solving skills I acquired from my econ degree along with my passion for computer science -- and I think this position is a perfect fit. It's a relatively new (established in 2004) and young company so the transition from U of I to the real world hasn't been as ruff as I expected it to be. Since the company is new, there is a lot of room to work on different projects with a variety of different departments. We have just opened up a new office in downtown Chicago and we get weekly perks as well!" -Shree, Integration Consultant, Textura, Graduated: May '15
Finding Jobs
There are many ways to find internships and jobs: campus job/internship postings in Handshake, various career fairs, and within different campus career offices.
We encourage students to start building experiences early in their academic career and become familiar with the different resources available so you are a more qualified and prepared candidate.
Visit Career Resources page for available resources, and Career Paths page for possible paths you may consider.