Overview

Applied Economics and Finance from University of California, Santa Cruz combines theory with meaningful applications that students are likely to face in their professional careers. The program is more practical than a typical M.A. program and provides more training in economics and statistics than most MBA programs.

Careers

Past graduates of this program have gone on to successful careers in the private and public sectors with placements at a diverse range of companies and institutions, including ADM Associates, Inc., Anderson Tax, SoFi, Cisco Systems, Seagate Technology, Google, Sony Computer Entertainment, Plantronics, Wells Fargo, Securities and Exchange Commission, all of the big four accounting firms, McKesson Corp., Pepsi Corp., Visa, Square Trade, the California Franchise Tax Board, Guardian News (UK), Blue Cross, the World Bank, Stanford University, and the Bank of Japan. Other graduates have gone on to earn Ph.D.s in economics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Math Methods for Econ Analysis

Macroeconomic Analysis

Applications Microeconomics

Microeconomic Analysis

Applied Econometric Analysis

Financial Engineering

Finance

Applied Economics and Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Santa Cruz, United States

Disciplines

Economics Finance View 514 other Masters in Finance in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Transcripts

Résumé

A Statement of Purpose

A Personal History Statement

Submitted online application

Application fee

Three letters of recommendation (submitted online)

Required General GRE or GMAT test scores are optional

GPA 3.0

English Proficiency

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

29934 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29934 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

14832 USD / year

≈ 14832 USD / year

Living costs

Santa Cruz

United States

1710 - 2560 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Financing

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