Applied Economics and Management (MPS) at Cornell University

Programme overview

The MPS in Applied Economics and Management is a 30-credit professional master's combining coursework in applied economics and management with a capstone problem-solving project. All students select one of six industry-focused concentrations. Delivered in person in Ithaca, NY.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and SC Johnson College of Business | Department: Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management | Duration: 30 credit hours | Intake: Fall | Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Core courses include Managerial Economics, Statistical Methods I, MPS Management Communication and the MPS Capstone Project, plus 6 credits of quantitative methods and 9 credits in one concentration: Behavioral Finance, Behavioral Marketing, Sustainable Business and Economic Policy, Business of Food, International Development Economics or Technology Management. A CEMS Master in International Management option is available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Two letters of recommendation, academic statement of purpose, personal statement, video interview, resume or CV, and GMAT/GRE score report or testing waiver; Graduate School requirements including English language proficiency apply. Fall rounds: Dec 1, Jan 18, Mar 1, Apr 15 (CEMS option: Dec 1, Jan 18, Feb 1); no spring admission. CEMS MIM applicants need at least an undergraduate business minor or equivalent (economics, statistics, business or management, financial accounting, finance, marketing).

USD 73,946 a year (2026-27). Professional Degree Tier 1 tuition per year (M.Eng, selected M.P.S., M.M.H., and M.S. Information Systems, Advanced Architectural Design, Advanced Urban Design, Design Technology); one rate for all students; tuition only, excludes fees and health insuranc Source

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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