Undergraduate
Economics
Understand markets, analyze data, and shape decisions.
Economics major and minor
Interested in understanding how people, businesses, and societies make decisions? At Simpson, our Economics program prepares you with analytical skills, data analysis experience, and personalized support to help you achieve your goals. You’ll explore how markets work, how policies shape economies, and how economic principles can be applied to real-world challenges.
Learning goes beyond the classroom. You’ll work closely with faculty who are invested in your success while gaining hands-on experience analyzing real-world data, exploring economic issues, and applying your knowledge to practical problems. Through opportunities such as internships with businesses in Des Moines and surrounding communities, you’ll build valuable professional experience and strengthen your quantitative, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Whether you plan to pursue a career in business, public service, or another field, or continue to graduate school, the Economics program will help you develop the confidence, experience, and foundation to succeed.
Why Simpson College for Economics?
What Will I Learn?
As an Economics student at Simpson, you’ll learn how individuals, businesses, and governments make decisions and how those choices shape markets and society. Develop strong data analysis skills as you explore economic trends, interpret real-world data, and evaluate complex issues. Through hands-on coursework, practical projects, and internship opportunities, you’ll apply economic concepts to real-world challenges. You’ll also strengthen your critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and problem-solving abilities, preparing you for careers in business, public service, or graduate study.
Career Ready
Our graduates are prepared to launch successful careers and make an immediate impact in the workforce. Here are a few examples of where Simpson alumni are building their careers:
- Baker Group
- Casey’s
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Hy-Vee
- Iowa Legislature
- Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
- Peoples Bank
- TruBank
- Wells Fargo
Why Simpson College for Economics?
Median annual national pay
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025
Anticipated job growth between 2025-2035
- Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025
Bachelor's of economics average salary in Iowa
- Zip Recruiter 2026
Need assistance? Contact us!
- john.walker@simpson.edu
- 515-961-1892
- McNeill Hall 23
- Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Meet Our Faculty
Judex Hyppolite
- Assistant Professor of Economics
Hayley Abourezk-Pinkstone
- Assistant Professor of Economics
Sandra Jennings-Hammond
- Adjunct Professor of Business Management
Jeff Wilson '90
- Adjunct Professor of Marketing & Economics
John Walker
- Associate Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship
- Division Head of Business Administration, Communications and Data Science
- Director of the Storm Initiative, CEO club advisor | Department Chair Business Administration and Economics
Jamesina McLeod
- Assistant Professor of Accounting
- Music Teaching Artist, Piano
Mark Juffernbruch
- Professor of Accounting
Shane Cox
- Associate Professor of Accounting
