Economics

Master’s Degree Program

Graduate opportunities

By pursuing a graduate degree in the Department of Economics at the University of North Texas, you’ll be part of a program that prepares you for the rigors of a doctoral program in economics as well as honing your analytical skills for a rewarding career.

We offer course work leading to a Master of Science degree in Economics Research. The recommended course work explores:

• Macroeconomics theory
• Microeconomic theory
• Mathematical approaches to economic theory
• Econometrics
• Multivariate regression analysis

You'll learn from faculty members who are recognized professors as well as active researchers. They have earned prestigious teaching awards, and their scholarly works have been published in the field’s top journals.

UNT graduates who enroll in doctoral programs are admitted to the country’s best schools, most often with full funding. Our students who directly enter the job market are in high demand and often can pick from the most prestigious and rewarding positions available. They qualify for careers in financial institutions, government agencies, large manufacturing organizations, public utilities, among others. Some recent graduates work for:

• Allstate Insurance Company
• AmeriCredit
• AT&T
• Bank of America
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Citicorp
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Fidelity Investments
• Goldman Sachs
• Merrill Lynch
• North American Foreign Trade Association
• Rapp
• SAS software
• Texaco
• Verizon

Our job placement officer works with employers in the region and beyond to help you find employment. The officer can provide advice on job search techniques, résumé writing and job interviewing skills and maintains a current database of job openings.

Research Centers

The Center for Economic Education is committed to making formal instruction in economics more accessible. The center maintains an inservice teacher-training program, develops instructional materials, conducts research in economic education and provides technical assistance in matters pertaining to instruction in economics. The center received the 2005 Albert Beekhuis Award from the National Council on Economic Education for recognition as the top center in economic education.

The Center for Environmental Economic Studies and Research's primary objective is to promote, conduct and coordinate environmental economics research and complementary activities on the UNT campus. To accomplish this mission, the center focuses on research and education. The center concentrates on economic solutions that weigh the cost and benefits in order to maximize society’s welfare. The center’s goals are to investigate economic solutions to environmental problems and to disseminate this research within and outside the discipline of economics. The center’s research has been focused on the areas of water, garbage, biodiversity and property rights.

The Center for International Economic Studies and Research promotes research on economic problems of Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The center develops relationships with other public and private institutions for the exchange of scholars and students as well as research, joint conferences and other activities.

Attending UNT

Admission requirements

You must meet the admission requirements for the Toulouse Graduate School, in addition to the following program requirements:

• overall 3.0 GPA (Provisional admission may be possible if you have a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.)
• GRE or GMAT scores (Applicants with a low GPA can offset this with a strong performance on the GRE or GMAT. The GRE is strongly preferred in this case).
• two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your academic potential
• a personal essay
• Current résumé

Although no specific undergraduate major is required, an appropriate background is desirable, including a strong foundation in course work focused on statistics and mathematics. International students are required to score at least 213 on the computer-based TOEFL exam or 79 on the internet-based TOEFL exam.

Degree requirements

Degree requirements You must complete 36 semester hours as well as pass three written comprehensive exit exams.

Financial assistance

A majority of our graduate students receive financial support through research assistantships, teaching assistantships, teaching fellowships and employment in the Economics Help Center. The assistantship positions provide medical insurance and in-state tuition rates for out-of-state students. Help Center positions are hourly.

Our departmental scholarships are the Rising Eagle Scholarship, GTE/Verizon Graduate Scholarship, Catherine and Virgil Rogers Economics Scholarship, Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship, A Place to Call Home Graduate Scholarship, and the Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence. The number and availability of scholarships depends on funding.

Applications for departmental scholarships and work positions can be obtained from the Department of Economics. The scholarship application deadline is usually the last day of February. Scholarships are awarded in April for the next academic year at the annual Department Awards Banquet. Information about other financial assistance programs is at financialaid.unt.edu..