What are the greatest strengths of the M.A. program in Economics?
A specially tailored, stand-alone degree We offer a specially tailored, stand-alone master’s program in a top-ten Economics Department. It is “stand-alone” in that it is separate from the PhD program. Indeed, there are not that many specially tailored (i.e. terminal) master’s programs in economics offered in the USA. This type of degree serves the needs for an advanced degree of professional economists, government officials and economic consultants. It can also be used to lay the groundwork for students who wish to pursue a PhD program elsewhere in the US. Many universities offer MA degrees in economics but they are not terminal degrees but rather degrees earned en route to a PhD. A marketable degree valued by employers See below on career opportunities for our graduates. A rigorous preparatory degree for graduate programs elsewhere in the US Our MA graduates have been admitted into PhD programs at Boston University, the University of Michigan, UC Davis and New School University. Our s
