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Business Economics

Certificate of Achievement



Program Details

The Business Economics certificate program is designed to explore critical economic concepts relevant to building strong business foundations and effective decision-making skills. Students gain an extensive understanding of labor markets, international trade, lending markets, and currency exchange, as well as competition between companies. Students explore how to make predictions about how prices and quantities will change when market conditions fluctuate and explore different models for pricing, production, and market analysis. This program is designed to help students get an entry-level job as a business analyst, personal financial adviser, financial or budget analyst, sales management and more. As an emerging business leader, the student will be able to start with the core economic tools and can apply them to success in today’s evolving competitive business landscape. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. This certificate requires 16-18 units.

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Business Economics Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.

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Biofuels Production ManagersBachelor's degree, Some collegeStable121,440
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Industrial Production ManagersHigh school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degreeStable121,440
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Business Intelligence AnalystsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising112,590
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Construction ManagersBachelor's degreeRising106,980
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Management AnalystsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising101,190
Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Master's degreeRising97,270
Business Continuity PlannersBachelor's degreeRising81,270
Online MerchantsBachelor's degree, High school diploma/GEDRising81,270
Sustainability SpecialistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising81,270
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Logistics AnalystsBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising80,880
Logistics EngineersBachelor's degreeRising80,880
Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising78,240
Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degreeDeclining77,070
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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Analyze current economic issues and economic principles and methods, including real-world applications and elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
  2. Diagram economies of scale and the benefits and risks of specialization.
  3. Examine government interventions and technological advances in markets and how they impact a business
  4. Use a working vocabulary in focused topic areas, such as labor economics, economics of financial markets, economic strategy and competitiveness, and economics of emerging markets.