MS Economics at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The graduate program in economics is a joint program of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Department of Economics in the Poole College of Management. Emphasis is placed on economic theory and quantitative economic analysis and their application to economic problems.

Faculty: Poole College of Management | Department: Economics | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Both the Master of Science in economics and the Master of Economics degrees require core courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. Each degree also carries additional elective requirements. Courses listed in the plan include: ECG 561 Applied Econometrics I; ECG 562 Applied Econometrics II; ECG 700 Fundamentals of Microeconomics; ECG 703 Fundamentals of Macroeconomics; ECG 695 Master's Thesis Research.

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Entry requirements

Minimum background for admission for Master's study includes principles of economics, calculus I and calculus II, and one semester of statistics at the 300-level (econometrics courses included). For doctoral study, prerequisites are intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, calculus I-III, linear algebra, and a course in mathematical statistics. GRE scores are required for doctoral applicants only. Application deadlines: Fall: January 31 (PhD students); June 15 (all other applications)

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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