• "The growing quest for economic talent is largely a response to market forces.  Economics is the leading major at many top schools, including Harvard, where 15% of undergraduates major in the subject."  ("Economists Gain Star Power," Wall Street Journal. 2/22/2005)

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•  "According to NACE's Winter 2007 issue of Salary Survey, the top starting salaries are $51,631 for ECONOMICS majors, $51,070 for computer science majors, $47,905 for finance majors, $46,508 for accounting majors, $43,523 for business administration/management majors, and $41,323 for marketing majors, according to Career Connections." ("Job Market Strong for College Grads," The DePaulina,  5/14/2007)

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•  “Economics is not Business.... Business strategy and financial management classes often exploit insights from economics in providing better advise to businesses.... Economics and business are related, but business is professional training ultimately aimed at making profits, while economics is a science….  Economics studies the behavior of social systems - such as markets, legislatures, corporations, and families - as the outcome of interactions through institutions...”   (Harvard University Undergraduate Guide)

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•   "'Of all the majors, economics ranks in the top four or five consistently year after year for both applicants and offers made,' said Edward Tom, director of admissions at the University of California Berkeley's law school, Boalt Hall.  'Logical reasoning and analytical skills' are critical to legal studies, he said.... Out of a possible LSAT score of 180, economics majors average about 155, ranking highest in a study of the most common majors for law school applicants in 1992 and 1995..." ("Economics, Once a Perplexing Subject, Is Enjoying a Bull Run at Universities," Wall Street Journal. 11/30/1998)

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•  “For students interested in international trade, business cycles, or the stock market, economics is the natural choice.” (Harvard University Undergraduate Guide)

•  “Economics… is the top major at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Chicago; second at Brown, Yale, and the University of California at Berkeley.”  ("Economics, Once a Perplexing Subject, Is Enjoying a Bull Run at Universities," Wall Street Journal. 11/30/1998)

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Millersville University
Center for Economic Education

     Through seminars, workshops, course offerings, and instructional resources, MUCEE will help economic educators in their preparation to teach students how to become productive members of the labor force, responsible and informed voters, prudent savers and investors, knowledgeable consumers, and lifelong decision makers. These attributes of an economically literate citizenry are imperative to the success and well-being of our state and nation.