Study the motivations and incentives that shape society, while developing fundamental analytic and quantitative skills.
Colgate’s economics department draws on a broad range of faculty expertise to present a truly interdisciplinary approach to study. We explore decision-making by consumers and firms, the function and role of markets, and public policy evaluation at both the micro and macro levels.
Students benefit from working relationships with faculty through active engagement in research and advanced scholarship, sometimes co-authoring journal articles with their professors. Many graduates of the department go on to pursue careers in finance, consulting, law, business, and public administration, and often receive graduate degrees, including recent PhDs in economics from MIT, Yale, Cornell, and Virginia.
Incoming first year students interested in studying economics should consult with the Economics department catalog page and our FAQs.
The department offers the following programs:
