Overview

Our M.S. Economics graduates are high-level quantitative economists with the ability to analyze complex policy issues using modern data analysis and econometric methods. Graduates not only have the technical skills in demand by national employers, but they are able to apply their learning to a large and diverse set of policy issues within our areas of program expertise, such as public finance, health economics, and regional economics.

Our M.S. Economics graduates at West Virginia University are high-level quantitative economists with the ability to analyze complex policy issues using modern data analysis and econometric methods. Graduates not only have the technical skills in demand by national employers, but they are able to apply their learning to a large and diverse set of policy issues within our areas of program expertise, such as public finance, health economics, and regional economics.

The M.S. Economics program contains 30 credit hours of material and is designed to be completed in one year. Students will begin the program with a set of economic theory and data analysis courses, followed with a field course focusing on topical areas of value to economists working in the local, state, and national policy context.

In the M.S. Economics, students will develop skills not limited to the following abilities:

Explain the choices of economic factors, such as consumers and firms, using microeconomic theory.
Evaluate the impacts of imperfectly competitive markets and government intervention on society and groups with society.
Synthesize the current state of knowledge on a policy.
Describe the efficient structure, storage, and usage of administrative data.
Build theoretically sound econometric models.
Employ R to obtain parameter estimates of magnitude and empirical relevance, and
Produce clear and straightforward summaries of empirical results across a number of written contexts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Design/Methodology

Microeconomic Theory

Econometric Theory and Practice

Causal Inference

Public Economics Theory and Practice

Regional Economics
Health Economics Theory and Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Morgantown, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

a GPA higher than the University standard
standardized test scores
letters of recommendation
statement of purpose

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

20 USD / year

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Out-of-State

20860 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

20860 USD / year

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Funding

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