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MAJOR

Political Economy

Major

Overview

A program that focuses on the interaction between politics and economics in the formation of public policy. Includes instruction in microeconomics; macroeconomics; political theory; American, comparative, and international political economy; and quantitative methods.

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MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree

Compliance Managers

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-1.8%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree

Investment Fund Managers

GROWTH

15.5%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

Economists

GROWTH

14.1%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Master's degree

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GROWTH

14.1%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Master's degree

Political Scientists

GROWTH

6.1%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Master's degree

Social Science Research Assistan...

GROWTH

5.8%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

Economics Teachers, Postsecondar...

GROWTH

5.2%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Doctoral or professional degree

Political Science Teachers, Post...

GROWTH

4.9%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Doctoral or professional degree

Project Management Specialists

GROWTH

5.9%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Entertainment and Recreation Man...

GROWTH

-1.8%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Leaders Who Majored in Political Economy

Mihir A. Desai

Professor of Finance and Law,

Harvard University

Caitlin Long

Founder & CEO,

Avanti Financial Group

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