Overview

Welcome to the Department of Economics & Finance. They offer two majors and three minors: a B.S. in Economics, a B.S. in Finance and minors in Economics, Finance and Business Administration.

The Economics major at Georgia College offers three concentrations in Public Economics, Financial Economics and International Economics.

Key Benefits of this Degree

The two-course senior capstone strengthens our majors' quantitative and communication skills with an original research paper that uses advanced statistical analysis.

The major is designed to enable a smooth transition to graduate school with over 37 graduates being accepted in the last 10 years.

The program focuses on practical, applied economics to prepare graduates to work with statistical software and perform modern, relevant data analysis.

The award-winning and dedicated faculty consistently engage in undergraduate research with our students, helping them win international awards.

Careers

Career and graduate degrees for economics majors who graduated between 2020-2021 (listed from oldest to most recent):

Tax associate at Asset & Wealth Mgmt (Atlanta); has MAcc from GA State

Graduate program for economics at GA State

Research director and analyst at Outland Labs (Houston)

Client service specialist at Mercer Advisors (Atlanta)

Law school at Arizona State University

PhD program at Emory University

Law school at University of Wyoming

Outside sales rep at Lansing Building Products (Atlanta)

Sample Handling Assistant at Covance (Indianapolis)

Senior Analyst at Inspire Brands (Atlanta)

Marketing Coordinator at Arbor Pharmaceuticals (Alpharetta)

Loan Officer at Coastal Area District Development Authority (Brunswick)

MBA with concentration in HR Mgmt at Georgia State

Senior Selection Manager at Lead for America (Philadelphia)

Econ PhD program at University of Wyoming

Profit Analyst at Insight Global (Atlanta)

Sales Development Rep at CompliancePoint (Atlanta)

Market Research Analyst at SKIM (Atlanta)

Econ master’s program at Boston College

Associate Analyst at WestRock Company (Atlanta)

Lead for America Fellow (Atlanta)

Financial Aid Analyst at Guidehouse (Atlanta)

Member Services Rep at CGR Credit Union (Macon)

Financial Analyst at Central Garden and Pet (Madison)

Group Sales Coordinator at Sonder (Denver)

Client Associate at Rockefeller Capital Management (Atlanta)

Associate Consultant at Mather Economics (Atlanta)

Data Analyst at Inspire Brands (Atlanta)

Masters of Finance program at GA State

Strategic Accounts at Snowflake Data (Atlanta)

Boren Scholar (Tanzania)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Macroeconomics

Microeconomics

Elementary Statistics

Calculus

Computer Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National students have rolling admission. Early action deadline: October 15.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milledgeville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

International applicants must document the following:

For new first-year students, the successful completion of the foreign equivalent of a U.S. college-preparatory high school program.

Transfer applicants with 30 or more earned semester credit hours must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (out of a 4.0 grading scale).

Applicants with no university transfer credit must submit SAT or ACT score results unless an SAT/ACT waiver is granted.

Sufficient financial support as specified on the applicant's Declaration of Finances.

Eligibility to continue enrollment at a current or previous academic institution (i.e. not on academic exclusion, suspension or dismissal).

English language proficiency.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29512 USD / year

≈ 29512 USD / year
Out-of-State

29512 USD / year

≈ 29512 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9186 USD / year

≈ 9186 USD / year

Living costs

Milledgeville

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key Benefits of this Degree

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Milledgeville

Funding

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