What students report

71% recommend

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  • Sophomore220%
  • Junior330%
  • Senior440%
  • Alumni110%
Career prospects+0.2

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Stronger career outlook here

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About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.4Here 3.5
DifficultySimilar

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About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.4Here 3.5

What stands out

  • More writing-heavy. Writing & analysis is 0.4 points higher than the same major at other schools.

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Economic knowledge alone won't secure you a job, it's too broad and intuitive. You need to acquire substantial expertise to excel in specific roles. Many pursue graduate studies to gain more time for learning and enhance their…

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Take professor RashidIan , bayrak and some others and professor at pinto. Everyone else is unhelpful.

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Economics major definitely gives us plenty of career choices -- either going to industry such as consulting, banking, data analyst etc, or research field might be another way. Economics is real-life based which involves many case…

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Junior Verified

Economic knowledge alone won't secure you a job, it's too broad and intuitive. You need to acquire substantial expertise to excel in specific roles. Many pursue graduate studies to gain more time for learning and enhance their employability.

Oct 2025
CriticalSupport & community
Junior

Take professor RashidIan , bayrak and some others and professor at pinto. Everyone else is unhelpful.

Sep 2025
PositiveCareers & next steps
Sophomore Verified

Economics major definitely gives us plenty of career choices -- either going to industry such as consulting, banking, data analyst etc, or research field might be another way. Economics is real-life based which involves many case studies and theory learnings.

Nov 2025
PositiveCareers & next steps
Sophomore Verified

Fantastic major, can easily switch to other majors as a solid fundamental. Need some meth background like AP Cal, not heavy coursework but might have intense test schedule

Oct 2025
PositiveEnjoyment & fit
Senior Verified

great. I recommend this major although it may require some math background to easily understand the subject, it is fulfilling to learn economics.

Oct 2025
PositiveCourses & teaching
Senior Verified

I do believe economics is sth everyone should learn. True learning is only when you make it to the level of you can apply it to the real world.

Oct 2025
PositiveCareers & next steps
Senior Verified

Pretty cool major. I’m a mix of Economics and Data Science, so there’s a lot math but it’s a very versatile major!

Sep 2025
MixedDifficulty & workload
Junior Verified

Actually I’m major in Econ/Data Science, I have taken several economics courses in USC, I think the depth and difficulty of economics courses is much harder than other colleges.

Oct 2025
PositiveCourses & teaching
Graduated Verified

I chose to major in Economics because I’ve always been curious about how individual decisions and policy choices shape our society and environment. Economics offers a unique framework that connects abstract theories with real-world issues, such as sustainability, urban development, and technological innovation.

Oct 2025
MixedAdvice & things to know
Senior Verified

It is a pretty decent experience to be an Econ major student at USC. Although I would not choose this major ever again, I would still recommend it to anyone who has completely no idea on what to do in their future!

Aug 2025

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