Yes! Prior to enrolling in any MS courses, however, students must show that they have met the prerequisites for the program including: Intermediate Microeconomics (ECON-300) and Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECON-301) (or Introduction to Economic Theory (ECON-603); Basic Statistics (ECON-202); and Applied Calculus (ECON-211). We are happy to waive these prerequisites for students who have completed comparable courses from another institution. Prerequisite credits are not counted toward your degree.

All MS students must complete 15 credit hours of core courses, including Introduction to Mathematical Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and Econometrics I and II. Students choose from one of six tracks: Applied, Development Economics, Data Science, Gender Economics, International Economics, and Financial Economics. Depending on the track chosen, students complete their degree by taking an additional 15 to 21 credits of electives or required courses.

Students must complete 30 hours of approved graduate work. It takes 1.5 to 2 years to complete the MS. All of our MS courses are offered in the evening.

AU offers an online MS in Economics with a specialization in Applied Economics.