Department of Economics at Western Illinois University

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"The Economics Department at WIU provided me with all of the skills necessary to obtain my professional goals. I have found my degree from WIU was widely recognized and well respected. Lastly, and most importantly, the Department of Economics provided me with individual attention from professors that truly cared about my development."

Mark Zobel, Portfolio Officer
Bank of America

"The analytical skills I developed while studying economics at WIU have proven invaluable in my study of law."

Chad Brown
Law Student

"The department's faculty set my career path by demonstrating that sound policy analysis must have an economic dimension. In addition, they showed, repeatedly, that rigorous economic theory can be used to give meaningful policy insights."

Dr. Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

"Being a part of WIU was like being a part of a family. I really enjoyed my graduate years at Western."

Rudy Araujo Medinaceli
Bolivia

"... My work involves organizational management, marketing, fundraising, and research and writing on a number of important issues. It's a dream position, and I got it largely because of the remarkable opportunities the MA in Economics and Peace Corps Fellows programs at WIU provided." Full text.

Scott Johnson, RPCV, Ghana, 1991-93
Peace Corps Fellows Program in Community Development

"Economics has proven to be the critical foundation for my career development. The openness and challenge of the professors in asking "what if?" has provided the essential framework for analyzing business issues and statistics."

Michael Kamradt, Senior Portfolio Manager
VanKamden Investments (Morgan Stanley)

"I changed my major to economics late in my junior year at WIU. I found the program interesting and stimulating. It has served as the underpinnings of my career interests. I use the skills I learned every day."

Charlie Fisher, Executive Director
Illinois Commerce Commission

"The faculty are excellent and focused on teaching. They are also very accessible and interested in helping students outside of class."

Jay Meyer, Project Manager
John Deere Credit

"WIU's Economics Department was a caring, well-prepared staff of professors that gave me good career preparation for both advanced placement and college level teaching."

Richard Neff, Advanced Placement Economics
Strasburg High School

"I appreciate WIU's Economics Department for the knowledge and work ethic they bestowed upon me. Important in today's competitive financial work place."

Paul Buchanan, Investment Advisor
Schroder & Co., Inc