Masters in Economics

Graduate School
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<p>What are some good Masters in Economics programs? I know that most US institutions don't offer a masters on its own except for PhD dropouts who passed the first year, but what about elsewhere in the world? </p>

<p>Also, would getting a masters at a non-US institution be worth it in terms of getting into econ PhD programs, would it be a good idea to stay at my undergrad to get a 5 year masters, or would it be best just to apply straight into PhD programs out of undergrad?</p>

<p>Thanks. If you only can answer one question, that's fine.</p>

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<p>[Alphabetical</a> List of U.S. Graduate Programs in Economics](<a href=“http://www.aeaweb.org/gradstudents/Schools.php]Alphabetical”>American Economic Association)</p>

<p>Try to go for a terminal MS at a school that also has a doctoral program; this will typically mean you’re taking doctoral-level econ courses, thus sending a signal to phd programs that you can hack the coursework.</p>

<p>Can’t answer your second question.</p>

<p>You should also further Econ questions at this forum:</p>

<p>[PhD</a> in Economics](<a href=“http://www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/]PhD”>http://www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/)</p>

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<p>Thanks Oyama. Just posted the same question at that link.</p>

<p>Also wanted to point out that my current school which has the 5 year master’s program is a top 30 Ph.D. program, so if I went for a master’s here in the U.S., that’s probably the way I’d go. I did talk to a professor I had for intermediate microeconomics who also teaches first year Ph.D. microeconomics, and he didn’t seem to think it would be worth it, since the 5 year master’s just has me take first year Ph.D. courses my fifth year, so I’d just be repeating a year once I get into a Ph.D. program.</p>

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<p>Good econ master’s programs in Canada: U of Toronto, UBC, and Queens. Students regularly use these prior to PhD’s (since a masters degree in Canada is usually mandatory prior to starting a PhD and is not the resort of the PhD failure as it is in the US). U of Toronto has a doctoral-stream master’s which allows students to transition straight into their PhD at U of T if their master’s year goes well.</p>

<p>All three schools are fairly competitive for admission (I have heard of a number of US students getting rejected from UBC’s masters and simultaneously getting accepted into good (i.e. top 30) US PhD programs. Most US terminal master’s will not be as competitive for admission.</p>