Placement and Outcomes

Graduates of MAPSS-Econ, our predecessor program, have gone on to pursue doctoral programs in Economics and a range of careers in government, non-profit, and the private sector and we anticipate the Master of Arts in Economics will yield the same range of impressive placement results.

Pre-doctoral positions

Recently, the path to graduate school has often required a pre-doc steppingstone. These positions represent full-time professional research opportunities. Students choosing to pursue this track have placed into predoc positions at University of Chicago, Stanford, Harvard, NYU, Northwestern, UPenn, MIT, Princeton, and others in recent years.

PhD placement

A handful of our alumni do elect to enter into various PhD programs immediately after graduation. In recent years, our graduates have placed into programs at UCLA, UC Davis, University of Chicago, Cornell, University of Connecticut, University of Washington Seattle, and University of Minnesota.

Industry

A large number of our graduates pursue post-graduate placement in professional roles. Our recent alumni have gone on to secure positions at World Bank, Bank of America, Department of the Air Force, Compass Lexecon, AQR Capital Management, AllianceChicago, Edgeworth Economics, Credit Suisse, International Trade Administration, Walmart, Library of Congress, and more.