Dive into STEM-approved applied economics topics like development economics, statistical methods, and the analysis of water, food, and environmental policies. In just 18 months, you'll gain the skills needed for a career as an econometrician, data scientist, risk manager, credit analyst, economist, and policy analyst.

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About the M.S. in Applied Econometrics & Data Analytics

The Applied Econometrics & Data Analytics program is intended to be a terminal degree that prepares you for a lucrative economics career with experience that goes beyond the classroom. You'll work with faculty on agricultural and natural resource economics issues to gain hands-on research experiences and real-world problem solving experience.

After finishing your core classes, you’ll create a unique study plan with help from your faculty advisor that fits your career goals.

Coursework overview

You'll complete a minimum of 30 graduate units while maintaining a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA, including:

• 15 Core units are required as part of the 30 total units
• A 1-unit seminar course each semester to discuss research opportunities, methods, and experiments
• Coursework that emphasizes econometric model specification, estimation, inference, forecasting, and simulation, including applications with real data
• If awarded a graduate assistantship (GA), you must complete at least 10 graduate-level units and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA each semester.

Review our graduate course list to learn more about our offered courses. You may also have access to courses from other departments on campus depending on your study plan. 

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