Business Economics Graduate Certificate

Learn how to integrate economic principles and business concepts.

• Format Online and On Campus Options
• Tuition $13,360
• Number of Required Courses 4
• Next Start Term: Spring 2025 Registration opens November 4, 2024

What You'll Learn

• Understanding of current economic issues and economic principles and methods, including real-world applications and elements of microeconomics and macroeconomics.
• Knowledge of economic perspective on the nature, scale, and organization of businesses and the role of information and transaction costs in internal and external markets.
• Deepened knowledge in focused topic areas, such as labor economics, economics of financial markets, economic strategy and competitiveness, and economics of emerging markets.

Our Community at a Glance

Together with your diverse peers, you can advance a career in business, finance, a multinational corporation, trade, or international development.

• 36 Average Age
• 83% Working Full Time
• 29% Students Outside the U.S.
• 1.5 years Average Time to Complete

Certificate Courses

The professional graduate certificate in Business Economics requires four courses.

You may choose from the following course groups, using the certificate course search:

• Principles of Economics (choose one course from this group)
• Microeconomics (choose one course from this group)
• Electives (choose any two courses from this group)

Earning Your Certificate

Most of our certificates can be completed online and no formal application process is required to pursue a certificate.

To meet the requirements for the certificate, you must:

• Complete the four certificate courses for graduate credit.
• Earn at least a B grade in each course.
• Complete the courses within three years.

Stack Your Certificate Into a Degree

Stackable credential pathways allow you to earn multiple credentials by completing courses that meet overlapping requirements. In the short term, you can earn your business economics certificate. Once completed, those four courses may count toward either a master’s degree in finance or a master’s degree in management.

This stackable pathway offers an efficient, cost-effective way to earn short-term credentials to help fill immediate skill gaps and acquire specialized knowledge while building a foundation for long-term success that showcases your expertise in the field.

Cost

Affordability is core to our mission. When compared to our continuing education peers, it’s a fraction of the cost.

Harvard Division of Continuing Education

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) at Harvard University is dedicated to bringing rigorous academics and innovative teaching capabilities to those seeking to improve their lives through education. We make Harvard education accessible to lifelong learners from high school to retirement.