MA/MS in Economics

The master's program in the Economics Department at the University of Utah runs independently of the doctoral program. The Master of Science prepares professional economists for public or private sector work and can lead to further graduate study. Students who add a foreign language requirement, coordinated through the humanities college, can earn the Master of Arts instead. The program is STEM-designated and covers theory and applied courses, with specializations that include public finance, economic history, industrial organization, monetary economics, trade, development, poverty, labor, feminist economics, quantitative work and environmental economics. Students finish a project or thesis. The department notes that it has no scholarships or assistantships for master's students.