Placement

Graduates have had great success in finding opportunities for further study, research, or work after completion of the MA program. Here are just a few examples of student placements since 2014:

PhD programs in Economics

  • American University
  • Arizona State University
  • Boston University
  • Columbia University
  • Drexel University
  • Emory University
  • George Washington University
  • Georgia State University
  • Harvard University (Health Policy)
  • Harvard University (Kennedy School)
  • Indiana University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Michigan State University
  • Michigan State University (AgEcon)
  • North Carolina State University
  • Ohio State University
  • Purdue University
  • Purdue University (AgEcon)
  • Rice University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University (Accounting)
  • SUNY-Binghamton
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Texas A&M University (AgEcon)
  • UC-Davis
  • UC-Irvine
  • UCLA
  • UCLA (Marketing)
  • UC-Riverside
  • UC-Santa Barbara
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Chicago (Harris School of Public Policy)
  • University of Colorado, Boulder
  • University of Houston
  • University of Iowa
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Maryland (AgEcon)
  • University of Missouri
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of North Carolina
  • University of Pennsylvania (Wharton, Health Care Mgmt)
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Utah (Accounting)
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Washington
  • University of Wyoming (Marketing)
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Vanderbilt University (Law and Economics)

International PhD programs

  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Finance)
  • Nanyang Tech (Finance)
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of British Columbia (Sauder, Strategy/Business Econ)
  • University of Western Ontario
  • Uppsala University

Other PhD programs

  • Duke University (Sociology)
  • Rutgers University (Accounting Information Systems)
  • University of Connecticut (Statistics)

Private and public sector

  • Accenture
  • Accretive Wealth Management
  • Acumen LLC
  • Advisory Board Company
  • Airbnb
  • Amazon
  • American Airlines
  • American Enterprise Institute, Center on Housing Markets and Finance
  • Angelou Economics
  • Applied Economics Consulting Group
  • Arizona State Legislature, Joint Legislative Budget Committee
  • AthenaHealth, Inc.
  • Austin Community College
  • Bank of America
  • Bazaarvoice
  • Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, University of Chicago
  • Berkeley Research Group
  • Bigcommerce
  • Box
  • Brighter Bites (in partnership with the UT Houston Medical Center)
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics, Index Methods, Analysis, and Evaluation Branch
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Prices and Living Conditions
  • Cambia Information Group
  • Capital Metro
  • Capital One
  • Capitalize Consulting
  • Cato Institute
  • Center for Public Policy Priorities
  • Central Bank of Korea
  • Century Management
  • Chicago Booth School of Business, Research Associate
  • China Exim Bank
  • Citadel LLC
  • City of Austin
  • CohnReznick
  • Competition Economics
  • Cornerstone Research
  • CPP Investment Board
  • CrossBorder Solutions
  • CS Disco
  • Dell Medical School
  • Deloitte
  • Deloitte Tax LLP
  • Dialog Group
  • DISH Network
  • eBay
  • Elbit Systems of America
  • EmployStats
  • Epic
  • Facebook
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
  • Federal Reserve Board of Governors
  • General Mills
  • General Motors
  • Georgia Pacific
  • GM Financial
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Gram Games
  • Guidehouse Consulting
  • Headlight Data
  • HealthCom Data
  • HomeAway
  • Huatai Securities Company
  • Indeed.com
  • Institute for Defense Analyses
  • Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington
  • International Food Policy Institute
  • Keller Williams Realty International (KWRI)
  • Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
  • KPMG
  • Lazard
  • Lenovo
  • Liberty Partners Financial Services
  • Mainstay Global
  • Mars Petcare
  • Mather Economics
  • McKinsey and Company
  • Ministry of Finance, Peruvian Government
  • Ministry of Labor, Thai Royal Government
  • MIT (Sloan School of Business), Research Associate
  • Morningside Research and Consulting
  • MUFG Union Bank
  • Nathan Associates
  • NERA Economic Consulting
  • NetEase Interactive Entertainment Group
  • Northwestern University (Kellogg), Research Assistant
  • Ocean Tomo
  • Office of Financial Management, Washington State
  • Oracle
  • Parsley
  • PeopleAdmin
  • Popular Bank
  • Population Research Center (UT Austin), Research Assistant
  • PWC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
  • Princeton University, Research Associate
  • Princeton University, Research Specialist
  • Public Consulting Group
  • Public Utilities Commission
  • Qcue, Inc.
  • Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources
  • RBAC
  • RealSavvy
  • RMS (Revenue Management Solutions)
  • Roverpass
  • Russell Investments
  • Sense Corp Management Consulting
  • Shenzhen Finance Institute, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • SinApac Group LLC
  • Spredfast
  • Steer Davies Gleave
  • Texas A&M University Public Policy Research Institute
  • Texas Capital Bank
  • The Claro Group
  • Towers Watson
  • Transcend Capital
  • TurnKey Vacation rentals
  • Uber
  • University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business, Research Associate
  • Voiant
  • Welch Consulting
  • WisdomTree Asset Management
  • Work Bank