The M.A. Economics (MAE) program is designed to give students a quantitative approach to economics with the flexibility to tailor the degree to fit their future goals. It offers comprehensive instruction in a wide range of areas within the discipline, including computational economics, economic analysis, and financial economics. Graduates of the program are adept in applied research and financial analysis, highly competitive on the finance sector job market, and ready for top Ph.D. programs.The master’s program is designed to combine theoretical rigor in core areas of economics with exceptional flexibility in course requirements to encourage students to explore their academic interests. In addition to master’s-level economics courses, students frequently enroll in many doctoral level courses in economics and in courses from other departments. The curriculum is intended to be completed in three or four semesters during the academic year, and successful completion is based upon evaluation of the student’s portfolio of work.Most graduate classes are sufficiently small so that each student gets individual faculty attention. The Duke Libraries holdings are extensive, and economics graduate students have access to many digital and computing resources. Students have many opportunities for interaction with related disciplines, including environmental economics in conjunction with the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, finance and regulation through the Fuqua School of Business, law and economics through the School of Law, public policy through the Sanford Institute of Public Policy, and statistics through the Statistical Sciences.

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