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Who should apply?
The Duke MA Program in Economics offers flexibility, a rigorous course of study, and the opportunity to explore other departments in one of America’s top universities. It also offers great opportunities to undertake guided research. It is ideal for:
- Students gaining additional mathematics or economics prior to entering a doctoral program – in economics, but also in finance, accounting, political science, or public policy;
- Mid-career faculty from outside the US seeking to refresh or build skills, especially in an English language environment;
- Mid-career technical researchers from US and foreign financial institutions, governments, and think tanks;
- Students seeking technical degrees with focus in financial economics, applied econometrics, or mathematical economic modeling;
- Students with interdisciplinary interests in Law, Public Policy, Environmental Science, Political Science, Demography, or various area studies concentrations;
- Researchers and students with interests in History of Political Economy.
Applicants to the MA program do not have to have an undergraduate degree in Economics. The program seeks to attract motivated, interested students for whom the Duke MA program will make a difference. Therefore, while it is highly selective, there are few prerequisite restrictions – the only absolute requirement is that entering students should have had a full calculus sequence (either calculus II or calculus III, depending on their undergraduate institution’s structure), or demonstrate plans to take these courses prior to enrolling. International applicants should indicate corresponding courses in mathematics or mathematical economics.
...and who should not apply?
- Students only interested in Duke’s PhD program in Economics. While MA students do apply and move on to the PhD program at Duke, we also encourage Duke BA and MA students to consider other universities for doctoral work – a principle of broad exposure to the profession that is standard in US academe;
- Students seeking a non-mathematical approach to economics;
- Students who do not want to engage in research;
- Students primarily interested in professional degrees in accounting or finance, such as a CPA or CFA.
JD/MA Program
In order to apply for the JD/MA Economics program, applicants must apply directly to the Law School (http://www.law.duke.edu/) and not to the Economics M.A. program. If the Law School decides to admit an applicant to the JD program, they will then send the application to the Economics Department to determine admission to the M.A. program. Admission to the MA portion of the joint degree may be offered outright or with certain conditions, usually requiring the applicant to take mathematics or mathematics-based economics courses within a certain amount of time from matriculation to ensure she or he has the academic tools to perform satisfactorily in the program. A standard requirement for JD/MA students with weak mathematics skills is passing multivariate calculus and either linear algebra (Math 104) or mathematical economics (Econ 276) within the first two years at Duke, and with grades of B or better.
To access the online application for the Economics graduate program, please visit: http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/admissions/apply_online.html.
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