Eastern Michigan University, a four-year institution located in Ypsilanti with more than 23,000 students, offers several degree programs in economics through its Economics Department. Students have the option of a bachelor's in economics, bachelor's of business administration in economics, bachelor's in actuarial science and economics, or degree in economics for secondary education. The school also offers graduate degrees in economics, medical economics, health economics and international economics. Students can expect to take courses like economics statistics, principles of macroeconomics, principles of microeconomics, and science and technology courses. The school offers special scholarships and internships for economics students and the Economics Department also hosts a variety of special events.
Central Michigan University, a four-year institution located in Mount Pleasant, has the fourth largest enrollment among Michigan's 15 public universities, with roughly 28,389 students. Students have the option of obtaining a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science in economics, as well as selecting economics as a minor. A master's degree in economics is also available. Students can expect to take courses including principles of macroeconomics, principles of microeconomics, microeconomic principles for business, intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, and money and banking.
Michigan State University, a four-year, public institution located in East Lansing, has an enrollment of more than 6,300 undergraduate and graduate students. MSU's College of Social Science offers degrees in economics, including a bachelor of arts in economics, a bachelor of science in economics, a master of arts in economics and a Ph.D. in economics. Areas of study include law and economics, labor economics, economic systems, macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, international economics, public economics, and economic systems. Student can expect to study economic growth, monetary and fiscal policy, business cycle fluctuations, and effects of public spending and taxation on the economy.
The University of Michigan is a four-year institution located in Ann Arbor that has an enrollment of more than 6,300 students and offers more than 200 degree programs in 12 undergraduate schools and colleges. The school offers a major in economics for both undergraduate and graduate students. Students should expect to take courses in calculus, econometrics, probability, and statistics as well as introductory and advanced level classes on a variety of topics involving economic policies, procedures and markets.