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data-settings="{"jet_parallax_layout_list":[{"jet_parallax_layout_image":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"_id":"2f71cd4","jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"jet_parallax_layout_speed":{"unit":"%","size":50,"sizes":[]},"jet_parallax_layout_type":"scroll","jet_parallax_layout_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_z_index":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size":"auto","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop":"transform","jet_parallax_layout_on":["desktop","tablet"]}],"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-553d358" data-id="553d358" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9790283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="9790283" data-element_type="widget" id="undergradheadline" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <style>/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 25-07-2024 */ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading 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.elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}</style> <p>There are two different undergraduate degrees in the College of the Liberal Arts that a student may earn in economics at Penn State. A bachelor of arts (ECLBA) or a bachelor of science degree (ECLBS) in economics. A minor in economics is open to students enrolled in any college. The department offers a program of mentoring for students who want to pursue graduate education in economics (CARE). <br />A departmental聽honors program聽provides a small group of outstanding students an opportunity for independent research and close contact with faculty and fellow students.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa3fcb" data-id="ffa3fcb" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-face572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="face572" data-element_type="section" 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data-settings="{"jet_parallax_layout_list":[{"jet_parallax_layout_image":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"_id":"2f71cd4","jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile":{"url":"","id":"","size":""},"jet_parallax_layout_speed":{"unit":"%","size":50,"sizes":[]},"jet_parallax_layout_type":"scroll","jet_parallax_layout_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction":null,"jet_parallax_layout_z_index":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y":50,"jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size":"auto","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet":"","jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile":"","jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop":"transform","jet_parallax_layout_on":["desktop","tablet"]}],"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom"> <div 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The program provides rigorous training in econometrics and quantitative economics as well as in economic theory. 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(min-width:768px){.elementor-624 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0043c94{width:100%;}}/* Start custom CSS for heading, class: .elementor-element-16e693d */#phdheadline :hover {font-weight: 700; }/* End custom CSS */</style> <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="624" class="elementor elementor-624" data-elementor-post-type="jet-menu"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b8ec12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9b8ec12" data-element_type="section" data-settings="{"jet_parallax_layout_list":[],"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0043c94" data-id="0043c94" data-element_type="column" data-settings="{"background_background":"classic"}"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap 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Students who receive a Ph.D. from Penn State and whose doctoral research is excellent have been recruited and sought after by leading academic and research institutions: our Ph.D. students have obtained tenure-track positions at Chicago, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, UPenn and many more.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b612e34" data-id="b612e34" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f491b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="6f491b9" data-element_type="section" 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A bachelor of arts (ECLBA) or a bachelor of science degree (ECLBS) in economics. A minor in economics is open to students enrolled in any college. The department offers a program of mentoring for students who want to pursue graduate education in economics (CARE). <br \/>A departmental\u00a0honors program\u00a0provides a small group of outstanding students an opportunity for independent research and close contact with faculty and fellow students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffa3fcb\" data-id=\"ffa3fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-face572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"face572\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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