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Economics
Online BA

Earn your degree online from Â鶹¹ÙÍøD

Economics is the science of decision-making. It provides a framework for understanding how human interactions and exchanges work.

Flexibly designed with part-time learners in mind, we'll help you develop analytical skills that will enable you to successfully enter any number of industries as a professional.

As an economics major at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth, you'll learn how to:

  • Develop research and comparative analysis skills so you can collect and analyze data
  • Understand and interpret trends and patterns in data to make forecasts
  • Assess the relevance and weight of evidence
  • Research economic issues and design policies to solve them
  • Advise businesses and government on economic issues

Economics students learn to read critically, write clearly, and communicate effectively through argument, analysis, exposition, and oral presentation. Healthcare professionals holding an associate's degree who want to advance their careers as managers or supervisors may choose a concentration in Healthcare Services Administration.

Transferring to Â鶹¹ÙÍøD

With our generous transfer policy, students with existing credits may transfer up to 90 credits from a regionally accredited institution.

Student success

Career Opportunities

Graduates have a solid foundation for pursuing a variety of careers or advanced degrees. Economists enter careers in:

  • business
  • economic journalism
  • finance
  • government
  • insurance
  • management
  • public policy

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth Bachelor of Economics students must complete 120 credits to graduate.

Sample Course Offerings

Examples of Economics degree courses offered include (course offerings subject to change):

  • Environmental Economics
  • Health Economics
  • State and Local Public Economics
  • Labor Economics
  • Public Economics

Transfer Applicants

  • Submit official transcripts from all accredited colleges or universities for which you enrolled in courses

Students coming directly from high school and/or with 0-11 college credits will be required to: 

  • have high school transcript sent to Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth 
  • have official SAT or ACT scores sent to Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth (only required for those applicants with a high school GPA under 3.0 and graduated from high school less than four years ago)

Students who complete high school through the GED/HiSET program will be required to:

  • submit a copy of the GED/HiSET certificate from the state
  • submit a copy of your GED/HiSET test record
  • submit an official high school transcript

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Customize your education and receive the help and guidance to finish as planned:

  • Â鶹¹ÙÍøD online bachelor’s degree program ranked #7 in the nation by College Choice for most affordable online colleges
  • Value and affordability of a Â鶹¹ÙÍø education
  • Generous transfer policy
  • One-on-one personal advising from enrollment through graduation
  • Free online and in-person tutoring and writing center

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth advanced degrees

Pursue graduate study in areas such as:

  • Accounting
  • Business
  • Law

Learning style: online

Online courses are taught by Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth faculty to provide high quality instruction and personal attention. Students have the flexibility to accommodate work and home responsibilities within the structure of defined assignment due dates. The majority of our online courses are taught asynchronously.

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