Career Placement

The MA program has provided me with a real sense of direction and focus, both academically and professionally… The rigorous coursework helped me realize how much I value interaction with my peers, teamwork, and cooperative problem solving as a core part of my workflow. It’s really helped me both recognize my need for that type of work environment and refine my skills to profitably engage with others. I truly cannot express to you how much value I’ve derived from my peers and the faculty in this program.

—Amal Kadri, Class of 2022

Alumni of the UT-Austin MA Economics Program have found fulfilling positions in the following private corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations:

  • 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
  • Ernst & Young (EY)
  • 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
  • Federation of American Scientists
  • General Mills
  • General Motors
  • Georgia Pacific
  • GM Financial
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Google
  • Gram Games
  • Guidehouse Consulting
  • Headlight Data
  • HealthCom Data
  • HomeAway
  • Huatai Securities Company
  • 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
  • Lenox Park Solutions
  • 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
  • Montana State Legislature, Legislative Audit Division
  • 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
  • Public Consulting Group
  • 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
  • Texas Public Utilities Commission
  • 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
  • World Bank