After Your Degree

What Can I Do With My Economics Degree?

Queen's economics students acquire a diverse portfolio of analytical, quantitative, computational and communications skills that provide excellent preparation for a wide range of post-graduation educational and career opportunities. An undergraduate degree in economics provides an excellent background for further studies in law, business, and many other areas. Some of our graduates pursue advanced studies in economics at the master's and doctoral levels, while others undertake professional programs such as finance, business administration, public administration, law, industrial relations, information technology, and resource management.

Recent Queen's economics graduates have moved on to Master's programs in economics, finance or business at Queen's, the University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, York University, the University of Western Ontario, University of Essex, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Calgary, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, MSc Trinity College Dublin, Cambridge University, and the University of Victoria; to Ph.D. programs in economics at Princeton University, Yale University, Northwestern University, and Oxford University; to law schools at the University of Toronto, York University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Windsor, Dalhousie, and the University of Victoria; and to the Master's in Industrial Relations program at Queen's.

Although Queen's economics graduates have a long and strong tradition of public sector employment at all three levels of government, increasing numbers of recent graduates have embarked on private sector careers in finance, financial services and business services. Some of the jobs held by Queen's economics graduates of the past few years are: Financial Analyst, CP Rail; Trader, Scotia Markets, Scotia-McLeod; Market Researcher, Merrill Lynch - Hong Kong, New York; Financial Analyst Trainee, Solomon Brothers; Researcher, Finance Division, Bank of Canada; Investment Banker, Credit Suisse First Boston; Fixed Income Researcher, TD Securities; World Markets Analyst, CIBC; Portfolio Manager, Royal Bank; Country Credit Analyst, Standard & Poors; Statistical Analyst, Canadian Urban Institute; Risk Analyst, Export Development Corporation; and Economic Researcher, Ministry of Natural Resource, Province of Ontario; Financial Analyst, Citigroup Global Markets, NY; Advisory Trainee, Donnelly Management Services; Analyst, Transport Canada; Client Services, Deloitte&Touche; Economist, Informetrica Ltd.; Underwriter, Commercial Insurance Division, Chubb Insurance; Statistical Analyst, Canadian Urban Institute; Marketing Analyst, Bayer Inc.; Consultant, Donnelly Mangement Services; Human Resources Professional, IBM Canada; Research Analyst, Bank of Montreal.