Careers for
Economics graduates
With an Economics degree from the
University of Exeter, you’ll be able to:
• evaluate government policy and assess performance against home and
global economies
• apply mathematical and statistical analysis to qualitative and quantitative data
• present findings and explain complex data to a wide range of audiences
• perform confidently in group discussions and produce a high standard of
written technical and non-technical materials
• make logical recommendations whilst considering the wider social and
political influences
• use technology skills (ICT) – including word processing, databases, internet
communications, information retrieval and online searches
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Where can your degree take you?
Economists are employed in a variety of settings in both the public and private sectors.
The skills and expertise developed through an Economics degree are utilised throughout
the financial sector especially in research and analytical roles.
Here is a snapshot of the jobs, employers,
and further study programmes that
our recent Economics students have
progressed to soon after graduation.
Occupations
–Underwriter
– Commercial Project Manager
– Corporate Banking Analyst
–Teacher
– Investment Banker
– Solutions Consultant
– Tax Associate
– Management Consultant
– Business Development Executive
– Trainee Fund Manager
– Actuarial Analyst
– Financial Services Consultant
– Assistant Economist
Employers
– JP Morgan
–Microsoft
–UBS
– RBS Group
–Mazars
– Bank of America Merrill Lynch
– Jaguar Landrover
–EY
–Lufthansa
–Harrods
–Capgemini
– Nationwide Building Society
Further study
– MSc Marketing and Strategy
– Graduate Diploma in Law
– MSc Financial Economics
– MA Social and Political Thought
– MA International Management
– MSc Money, Banking and Finance
– MSc Experimental Economics
– MSc Finance Mathematics
–ACA
– MSc Development Economics
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A degree in Economics will also equip you
with skills that will allow you to move into
other areas of employment.