Advanced MA In Economics

The Advanced MA program requires an additional semester of three elective courses. The additional semester allows students to specialize in a field.

The additional earned skills can be valuable for those planning to pursue a PhD after completion of their MA or to those seeking employment at institutions valuing those skills. Specializations in the Advanced MA program utilize the unique strengths of our departments. These typically include a concentration in  Industrial Strategy which emphasizes courses in Industrial Organization and Game Theory,  a concentration in People, Markets and Government which emphasizes Labor Economics, Demography and Health and a concentration in Macroeconomics Policy focuses on Dynamic Macroeconomic Theory and Applications.

Fall Semester Yr1

• 590 Mathematical Foundations
• 500 Microeconomics I 
• 510  Macroeconomics I 
• 520 Probability and Math Statistics 

II. Spring Semester Yr1

• 501 Microeconomics II (or Elective)
• 511 Macroeconomics II (or Elective)
• 521 Econometrics (or Elective)

III. Fall Semester Yr2

• 522 Applied Econometrics (or Elective)
• Elective in Economics
• Elective in Economics

IV. Spring Semester Yr2

• Elective in Economics
• Elective in Economics
• Elective in Economics
• MA Project

Since its launching in the Fall of 2010, our master program has attracted outstanding domestic and international students, and we hope to continue this trend as we provide a wider variety of tracks for students. The unique feature of our master program is that we offer master students access to the same resources as Ph.D. students. Master students take Ph.D. level courses with our Ph.D. students, and have access to the same faculty advising as Ph.D. students.

This research-oriented program prepares students for careers in academia, research institutions, government, international institutions, and the private sector. Graduates from this program will be well prepared to continue their studies in top Ph.D. programs in Economics and Finance, as well as the best MBA programs in the world. Students who successfully complete the program will be considered for continuation into our Ph.D. program without taking additional courses and be considered for funding for the following years in the program. 

In the past, all students who have passed the requirements and applied to our Ph.D. program have been accepted to the program. After rigorous training in the master program, many of our students were accepted to other prestigious Ph.D. programs including Boston University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Maryland, University of California, Riverside, among others.