Overview

The program is not designed to prepare students for PhD programs in economics. The program prepares students to work as analysts in government agencies, private firms and non-governmental organizations. The Master of Science in Applied Economics program from University of Maryland is an evening program with face-to-face classes in Washington, DC. The ECAO program operates on a quarter-term academic calendar. Students can complete the 10-course ECAO program in 15 months if they take 2 courses per quarter.

Curriculum

The ECAO program's curriculum is identical to that of the ECAM program, but the ECAM program is located on campus in College Park, and operates on the university's standard semester-based academic calendar. All credits earned at the Washington, DC location would count for the College Park program in the event that the student transfers to the College Park program. Credits earned at the University of Maryland are transferable to another institution at the sole discretion of the accepting institution.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Microeconomic Analysis

Topics in Applied Macroeconomics

Empirical Analysis I: Foundations of Empirical Research

Empirical Analysis II: Introduction to Economic Models

Empirical Analysis III: Econometric Modeling and Forecasting

Financial Economics

Economics of Health Care

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 15 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-12 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-07 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

Economics Finance View 402 other Masters in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Transcript(s)

TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)

Letters of Recommendation (none)

CV/Resume

Introductory Macroeconomics course (grade of B or higher)

Introductory Microeconomics course (grade of B or higher)

Calculus (grade of B or higher)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

45072 USD / year

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Out-of-State

45072 USD / year

≈ 45072 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

21072 USD / year

≈ 21072 USD / year

Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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