UNIVERSITY DETECTIVE · MAJOR PROFILE

Economics

What in this major can only be learned at university?

10-SECOND VIEW

At a glance

4-year tuition: ₩25.7mHumanities & social field avg ₩6.4m/yr × 4 (2026, before aid)
Total cost & opportunity cost: Calculate with my numbers
Degree requirement: Commonly preferredNo statutory requirement; research and policy bodies often want graduate degrees.
Lecture parts AI can cover: Micro/macro theory, derivations, worked examples
Hard for AI to replace: Accountability for empirical interpretation; current data (stale-figure risk)
Practice dependency: LowPractice is data analysis on a laptop.
Major–job match: Not confirmed by major · all 4-year grads 73.8% (KRIVET 2016)
Employment rate: 69%Social science field, all higher education, 2024 graduates
Where the school spends: Official averages by type (per-school data not loaded)
Confirmed audit / misconduct: See confirmed cases

PRACTICE

Low AMS ANALYSIS

Practice is data analysis on a laptop.

LEARNING BY DOING

Failure costLow

Safety riskLow

Provable by portfolioPartial

LicenceCommonly preferred

Reports and code can demonstrate skill.

DEGREE NECESSITY

Not combined into a score. Employer filters and network value stay empty without data (licensed jobs show the statutory rule).

ALUMNI

Answer at the alumni survey; distributions appear at 30+ responses.

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