Fall semester is our typical admission term.
The priority application deadline is February 1 each year. The last date to submit an application is May 15 each year. This is for both domestic and international students.
We offer some graduate assistantships each admission cycle to eligible students upon the availability of funds and commonly to those admitted in Fall semesters. We do not provide positions or other financial assistance to newly admitted students in Spring semesters.
If you would like to apply for admission and upon acceptance you would like to attend without the possibility of financial assistance in that first semester, let the graduate coordinator know and we can open the application for your submission.
A separate application is not needed for graduate assistantships (GA). Your admissions application will be automatically reviewed for GA eligibility. We will not accept or review materials prior to receiving a complete and submitted admission application. Review our minimum admission application requirements.
Financial support may come in the form of GA positions, which are competitive positions for each cohort. Not all admitted students are offered GA positions. GA positions can come with partial or full tuition coverage and a stipend for hours worked — the stipend varies each year.
If you are offered admission and a GA position, the specific position title, tuition amount that may be covered, and the stipend amount are expressed within the GA offer letter, not prior to receiving the offer.
We consider both domestic U.S. students and international students for graduate assistantship (GA) funding. We offer admission to more students than we offer GA positions, which means not all admitted students are offered GA positions, it is a competitive process and each cohort is different. Visit the Graduate College for additional information regarding funding & financial information.
Visit the Graduate College for more information on English proficiency admission requirements. The Graduate College does not accept Duolingo scores for demonstration of English Proficiency.
Review the cost of attendance for graduate students at https://financialaid.arizona.edu/cost/graduate-professional.
We are unable to pay for, defer, waive or in any other way cover the application fee or any fees resulting from the application process.
GRE scores are not required for admission nor graduate assistantship review for the M.S. programs. In GradApp where the space is provided for GRE scores, applicants may enter "N/A".
We do not accept nor review prospective applicant materials prior to receiving a complete admission application through the Graduate College application portal, GradApp. We cannot provide preliminary admission decision, informally guarantee admission, or review eligibility for graduate assistantships.
We offer two routes to completing a Master's degree:
- The Applied Economics and Policy Analysis requires a thesis and is 4 semesters in duration.
- The Applied Econometrics and Data Analysis is 3 semesters in duration and an oral final exam is required in lieu of a thesis.
You are not required to identify a faculty advisor or a thesis advisor prior to admission, however, applicants are encouraged to explain if, and why, they are interested in working with one of our faculty members, within the required statement of purpose.
Although we do not provide specific questions for the statement of purpose, common items to include:
- Introduce yourself, describe your interests and motivation for applying to this program.
- Summarize your academic background; provide examples of experiential work, relevant teaching or research work completed; and discuss any unusual circumstance about your application. This is your time to highlight and explain.
- Be concise and limit to two pages.
Yes, you can view faculty profiles for contact information. Feel free to reach out to them with your specific questions.
We do not accept nor review prospective applicant materials prior to receiving a complete admission application through the Graduate College application portal, GradApp. We cannot provide preliminary admission decisions, informally guarantee admission, or review eligibility for graduate assistantships.
Yes, our master's degree program is officially a STEM approved program. This master's degree is categorized under the Econometrics & Quantitative Economics CIP code category title.
Only the first 3 recommendations letters received will be reviewed. Choose the three letters that will provide the strongest support and evidence to strengthen your application.
The Ph.D. minor we offer is open to admitted Ph.D. students at the University of Arizona. It is not available to master's degree seeking students.
If you have already been accepted to a Ph.D. program at this institution, complete our application form to begin the minor enrollment process.
We only offer M.S. programs and a Ph.D. minor. Students admitted to a Ph.D. program at the U of A may apply to our Ph.D. minor. By adding this minor to a Ph.D. in Economics, for example, you would add an area of specialization of Agricultural Economics to your degree plan.
AREC 580 - Math for Economists is our 3-week math intensive course we lovingly refer to as "math boot camp". This course is completed 3 weeks prior to the start of each Fall semester, annually the specific dates vary, as they are dependent on when the Fall semester 1st day of classes is, each year. All admitted students to this master's program are required to attend this in-person course.
There is a required lecture and a required discussion section each day during the 3-week duration. Enrollment for the course is reflected in the Fall semester schedule along with the other required 1st semester courses. Admitted students in this program should be prepared to attend this essential course in person.
Specific dates and information for AREC 580 are shared via email from the department within the admission recommendation email that you will receive if you're admitted into the program.
Yes, you can review the most recent graduate handbook below: