{"id":346,"date":"2020-07-13T16:41:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T16:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/gradecon\/master-degree-programs\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T21:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:00:48","slug":"master-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/gradecon\/academics\/master-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Master\u2019s Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Master\u2019s students may opt to pursue a degree with an applied focus (the terminal master’s track<\/a>) or a more theoretically based degree designed to give them the best foundation possible for further graduate work in economics (the PhD-prep track<\/a>). In both tracks, they may further tailor their experience by choosing to concentrate in one or multiple of the five fields: data analytics; financial economics; international economics; natural resource and environmental economics; and economic policy. Students can also choose between engaging in a research project culminating in a thesis (the MS degree) or simply pursuing a coursework only option (the MR degree). Students may enroll in our programs on either a full-time or part-time basis. Full-time students can finish the program in 1 year, 18 months or 2 years, depending on their own pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of our master\u2019s degree students choose to enter the job market after graduation. They typically are employed as consultants, analysts and researchers in private industry and government. Others choose to continue on to further graduate work, often in our own economics doctoral program or at other universities, most often studying economics or law. Here are the placements of some of the graduates from our master’s programs since 2014:<\/p>\n\n\n\n