• Economic Science majors have traditional coursework in micro-and macroeconomics, theory, and applied topics, such as development economics, environmental economics, and information economics and policy.
  • Working closely and in collaboration with expert faculty in WPI’s Experimental Economics Lab students have space and equipment to conduct their own computerized economics experiments that can lead to innovative breakthroughs at the intersection of science and society.
  • If students are interested in fields at the interface of economics and technology such as information or engineering economics consider a double major in the appropriate technical discipline. 
  • At WPI, students in the BS in Economic Science program approach the study of economics through the use of innovative computational tools.