Overview

Harnessing Economics for Big Outcomes

This Political Economy program from Hillsdale College seeks to give you the economic foundation to understand how changes can be set into motion across an entire population—culminating in a senior capstone thesis of your choosing. It’s the ideal major for anyone with wide-ranging intellectual curiosity. Political Economy is offered as a major only.

Political economy curriculum combines work from the three disciplines of economics, history, and politics. This approach allows students to gain a broad, well-rounded background in these inter-related areas, providing a unique perspective and preparation for law school, or for political and governmental positions.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
History of Economic Thought
U.S. Constitution
Reconstruction to World War II

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Michigan City, United States

Disciplines

Economics Political Science View 1416 other Bachelors in Political Science in United States

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Two Academic Letters Of Recommendation
Official High School Transcripts
Essay and Short Answers
Official ACT, CLT, or SAT Scores
Résumé
Admissions Interview

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

32730 USD / year

≈ 32730 USD / year
Out-of-State

32730 USD / year

≈ 32730 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

32730 USD / year

≈ 32730 USD / year

Living costs

Michigan City

United States

978 - 1583 USD / month

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

Funding

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