Economics, Master of Arts at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

The Department of Economics invites applicants for the M.A. in Economics, a full-time, two-year program for students who may be interested in pursuing doctoral studies later but want to begin with a full-time, in-person, intensive master’s program with mathematics as a core focus. Graduates of this program will earn a rigorous, math-intensive master’s degree to either advance in graduate study at a top doctoral program or advance in career with essential skills.

Faculty: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences | Duration: two year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

This master’s program is a fully in-person program. The M.A. in Economics requires two years of intense study at the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland. There is no option for online study. International students in F-1 status who complete this program and obtain post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) may be eligible for the STEM OPT Extension . Total credits: 46.

Career pathways

Successful graduates of this program will be competitive for doctoral admission in the nation’s top programs; alternatively, graduates will be competitive for quantitative economist or analyst positions in government, with non-governmental organizations, or in the private sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The admission of each applicant is decided by the Department as a whole and rests upon their academic record (especially economics and mathematics courses), GRE test scores, and recommendations of scholars and instructors. Students should have a knowledge of economic theory and statistics and a strong background in mathematics including differential and integral calculus and linear algebra. In admissions decisions, we like applicants to have taken other mathematics courses as well, including more advanced calculus, differential equations, probability, and real analysis.

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