Graduates have had great success in finding opportunities for further study, research, or work after completion of the MA program.
PhD Placements
Since our program’s beginning in 2013-2014, over 130 alumni have entered PhD programs. Placements in top Economics programs include Columbia, NYU, UCLA, Minnesota, Boston University, UC-Davis, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Virginia (among others). Sixteen have been admitted to continue on into our own program at UT-Austin.
Students have also found success placing into PhD programs in related disciplines including:
- Harvard University (Health Policy, Public Health, Political Economy and Government)
- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (Health Care Management and Economics)
- Stanford University (Accounting)
- The Harris School of the University of Chicago (Public Policy)
- UC-Berkeley (Accounting)
- UCLA (Marketing)
- Vanderbilt University (Law and Economics)
For a full listing of placements by cohort, please see here.
Careers in the Private, Public, and Non-Profit Sectors
Our alumni have also been employed in a range of positions and industries, so there’s opportunity to find the best fit for your skills, abilities, and passions. Typical outcomes include work in the following areas:
Economics/Management Consulting and Economics Litigation
- McKinsey, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Guidehouse, Cornerstone, NERA, Demand Side Analytics, Native, EmployStats, Welch Consulting, Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Policy and Government
- US Government: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Transportation (Volpe Center), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Public Policy Institutes: Center for Public Policy Priorities @ UT-Austin (now, “EveryTexan”), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation @ University of Washington, Public Policy Research Institute @ Texas A&M
Tech Industry, Data Analytics, and Pricing
- Facebook, Uber, Amazon, Google, Box, QCue, American Airlines, Keller-Williams Realty, Realtor.com, Airbnb
Banking and Finance
- Bank of America, Citadel, GM Financial, WisdomTree Asset Management, the Federal Reserve Bank System (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Richmond)
For a list of all placements, see here.