Masters Program

The Masters Program provides the foundations for PhD level work in economics. The first year of the Masters program consists of the same course work as the PhD. The first year concludes with the Economics and Economic Methods comprehensive exam—that must be passed with a grade of "minor" or "masters pass" or higher. A student has no more than two attempts at passing this exam. Thereafter three more 800 or 900 economics courses must be passed with an average grade of 3.0 for a minimum additional eight credits. All College and University rules pertain to this program.

Since the first year of the master program and the PhD program are identical, we do not consider applications for the Master program on a separate basis from PhD applications. Moreover, due to limited funds available, the department does not award financial aid to master program students.

The Master of Public Policy Program at Michigan State is jointly administered by the Department of Economics and the Department of Political Science. The MPP Program admitted its first class of students in Spring 2007, and it began offering courses in August 2007. Learn more about the Master of Public Policy Program.

Contact Information

For additional information contact:
Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Economics
Michigan State University
110 Marshall-Adams Hall
East Lansing, Ml 48824-1038
Tel: 517.355.6579
E-mail: ecgrdsec@msu.edu