You have an insatiable curiosity. For you, an education is a set of tools that enable you to examine and reflect on the world around you. You enjoy asking why people behave the way they do, constructing logically coherent theories to explain that behavior, and testing your theories against hard data.

is a social science that employs logical reasoning and data analysis to describe how people, firms, and governments balance their desires with their limitations.

The curriculum is steeped in data analytics. Economics majors take a number of upper-level courses in data analytics including two courses in Econometrics that require students to complete several rigorous research projects.

Graduates of the Economics programme offered by the Duquesne University are sought after by graduate schools because of their intensive quantitative training and research experience. Employers seek out the students because of the depth of their critical thinking and the strength of their core content knowledge.