INTRODUCTING
THE NEW ACCELERATED PATHWAY
4 Years | 2 Degrees | BS + MEI
A STEM pathway that fast-tracks students from a BS in Economics into a distinctive MS in Economics and Innovation (MEI) program that integrates economics, innovation, and industry practice to prepare students to launch high-impact careers—all in as little as 4 years with a transferred College Algebra course or by completing one summer mathematics course.
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STEM-Designated. Industry-Focused. Career-Ready.
The university’s STEM focus makes Missouri S&T an ideal place to earn our Economics degrees, each carefully designed with extensive, close industry collaboration to provide students with diverse and rewarding career opportunities. The power of innovation is in our DNA. Our programs are built to prepare students to lead in making the interconnected decisions that drive technical and economic vitality, transforming innovative ideas into valuable solutions for industry and society.
We offer two STEM degrees:
- BS in Economics focuses on preparing students for careers in high-demand industries. Students can pursue three industry-focused area certificates: Decision Data Analytics, Energy Economics, and Financial Economics and Technology.
Within 120 credit hours, students can earn both a B.S. degree and multiple undergraduate certificates of their choice.
- MS in Economics and Innovation is a one-of-a-kind master’s program featuring an industry-developed, cutting-edge curriculum in Innovation, Energy, and Sustainability. The program offers two career-aligned area certificates: Value-Driven Innovation, and Energy Economics & Global Sustainability.
Within 30 credit hours, students can earn both a Master of Science degree and a graduate certificate of their choice.
The unique features of S&T’s Economics programs include:
- All degrees—both BS and MS—are STEM-designated.
- Have industry-focused area certificates:
BS Economics: 1. Energy Economics Certificate 2. Financial Economics & Technology Certificate, and 3. Decision Data Analytics Certificate.
MS Economics & Innovation: 1. Value-driven Innovation Certificate 2. Energy Economics & Global Sustainability Certificate.
- Have a departmental in-house student service center that offers “personalized” career identification and development from day one.
- Enable non-Economics majors—including Business, Engineering, and Science students—to earn industry-focused certificates, a quantitative Economics minor, or even a secondary Economics major without extending graduation time, enhancing the competitiveness of their primary degree in the job market.
A degree in economics can be the opening to a successful career in almost "Anything and Everything."
Economics studies how people make choices when facing scarcity. Human behavior has important implications for the outcomes of markets, government policies, and all corporate and public decision-making. As a result, economics graduates are in high demand from employers across various industries. The advantage of majoring in Economics is that it provides excellent preparation for diverse career opportunities and exceptional financial rewards. A 2011 New York Times article indicated that majoring in Economics gives graduates the best chance of joining the top 1% earners. A 2019 Forbes article concluded that choosing to major in Economics over alternatives causes earnings to rise by $22,000 per year, or 46%, during students' mid-twenties.