A program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. Includes instruction in economic theory; microeconomic analysis and modeling of specific industries, commodities; the economic consequences of resource allocation decisions; regulatory and consumer factors; and the technical aspects of specific subjects as they relate to economic analysis.
| A major in Applied Economics is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 9
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Applied Economics among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA | 65
(5.1%) |  |  | |
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| | The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth, MN | 12
(1.8%) |  | | |
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| | College of St Catherine
Saint Paul, MN | 7
(1.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Vermont
Burlington, VT | 23
(1.1%) | | | |
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| | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN | 55
(0.8%) | |  | |
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| | Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY | 6
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA | 8
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI | 4
(0.2%) | |  | |
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| | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA | 7
(0.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.