The American College of Greece
BA (Hons) in Economics
Athens, Greece
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 6,800 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for US/Canadian students | see Program Tuition Fees for per-credit fee for Greek students
Key Summary
About: BA (Hons) in Economics at The American College of Greece blends ancient and modern Athens with NECHE accreditation and Open University (OU) approval. You'll study resource allocation, production and distribution through microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics and quantitative methods. The degree builds structured thinking, independent research, concise writing, mathematical and statistical modeling and data-analysis skills, preparing you for analysis, modeling, policy and research.
Career Outcomes: Economics offers strong employment and income prospects early and mid-career. Career opportunities include banking, insurance, finance, government, higher education, research, industry, real estate and roles such as economist, financial analyst, policy advisor, consultant and data analyst.
Economics is the study of how individuals and society, faced with scarce productive resources, choose which goods and services to produce, how, and for whom, and to what extent these issues may be answered in the most efficient way, given available technologies and a particular social organization. To study and offer advice on the discipline, an economist needs special skills:
- a solid and structured way of thinking
- the ability to do independent research, as well as to collect and structure material
- the ability to write concisely and coherently
- quantitative skills (mathematics and statistics), including the ability to ‘model’ a problem (with or without the use of mathematics).
Students study economics both at a macro-level (that of a whole economy, and government policies dealing with it) and at a micro-level (that of consumers or investors, a single market or firm, and firm policies dealing with how to maximize profits or minimize losses). Additionally, students can choose to study particular areas of applied economics such as managerial, investment, environmental, real estate, banking, labor, development, defense, insurance, or maritime economics; as well as economic history, international trade, etc. Students study necessary quantitative techniques, like mathematical economics, statistics, and econometrics.
Economics offers strong employment and income prospects, especially at the start and middle of one’s career, as compared to other disciplines. One reason for this advantage is the skills of a trained economist and the flexibility the profession offers. As an economist, an expansive career portfolio is possible, including positions ranging from banking, insurance, and finance, to government, higher education and research, industry, retailing, and real estate. Job flexibility works best in a global context.