Bachelor in Economics

New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai) is a distinctive Sino-American university that combines NYU’s global network with local insight and energy. Established through a partnership with East China Normal University, the campus delivers an English-language liberal arts and sciences education while encouraging students to develop Chinese proficiency as part of their graduation pathway. The result is a rigorous, globally oriented curriculum designed to prepare graduates for careers that bridge cultures and markets.

Academics at NYU Shanghai emphasize critical thinking, interdisciplinary exploration, and research across the humanities, social and natural sciences, and mathematics. Students learn from international faculty and benefit from access to NYU’s extensive library and research resources, modern labs, and a range of roughly thirteen undergraduate and professional programs. The main Pudong campus offers sizable teaching and study spaces, an auditorium and colloquium venues, and technology-rich classrooms that keep the campus connected to NYU’s global system.

Student life balances academic intensity with practical living arrangements and extracurricular engagement. Residence halls provide single, double, or triple rooms with communal facilities and student mentors; dining, clubs, volunteer programs, and athletics expand personal and professional networks. Situated in Shanghai, a major global hub for finance, culture, and innovation, NYU Shanghai gives international students daily language and internship opportunities and a dynamic urban context for career development and cross-cultural learning.

The Bachelor in Economics at New York University Shanghai is a 4-year program that enhances analytic and quantitative skills. It leads to careers in business, law, economics research, and consulting, and provides a solid foundation for an MBA degree.

The economics curriculum introduces students to fundamental dynamics of human life, with courses that offer small class sizes and significant interaction between faculty and students. The program covers microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, and provides a solid foundation for understanding individual and aggregate economic activity.

Graduates can pursue careers as economists, management consultants, financial analysts, policy analysts, or data analysts. They can work in various industries, including finance, government, and non-profit organizations, and can also pursue advanced studies in economics or related fields.