The Department of Economics offers graduate programs leading to a Ph D in Applied Economics joint with Agricultural Economics and Forestry Economics and Master of Science in Economics Concentration areas of the faculty include applied microeconomics health economics industrial organization international economics trade and finance labor economics and macroeconomics Students who have completed our programs have found a variety of opportunities that include tenure track assistant professor positions

The Department of Economics in the College of Liberal Arts offers graduate programs leading to a Ph.D. in Applied Economics (joint with Agricultural Economics and Forestry Economics) and Master of Science in Economics. Concentration areas of the faculty include applied microeconomics, economics of education, economic growth, economic history, environmental economics, health economics, industrial organization, international economics (trade and finance), labor economics, and macroeconomics. Students who have completed our programs have found a variety of opportunities that include tenure track assistant professor positions.

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The Economics Department admits students for the fall semester, which normally begins in mid-August.

Application Deadlines

• Presidential Graduate Research Fellowships: To be given full consideration for presidential scholarship, completed application and supporting documents should be received by January 15th. Admission and funding decisions will begin shortly thereafter.
• Teaching Assistantship: To be given full consideration for teaching assistantships, completed application and supporting documents should be received by March 1st. Admission and funding decisions will begin shortly thereafter. Later applications will be considered, but decisions will be contingent upon availability.

Requirements

In order to be considered for admission, students must have the following:

• Undergraduate Degree
  A bachelor's degree in economics or a related discipline is required. A minimum of 18 semester hours of economics and the completion of a calculus sequence are also needed.
• Graduate Record Exam
  A minimum 153 (or 500 on the old scale) on the Verbal portion and a minimum 148 (or 600 on the old scale) on the Quantitative portion are strictly preferred.
• English Proficiency
  All international students should score a minimum 550 on the paper TOEFL (pBT), 213 on the computer TOEFL (cBT), and 79 on the internet TOEFL (iBT) or 6.5 Overall Band Score on the IELTS to be considered for admission. Exemptions are considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on their official government language and medium of instruction. For more information, please see the Graduate School website.

Application Procedure

1. Apply to the Auburn University Graduate School using the online application portal.
2. Send the statement of purpose to grdecon@auburn.edu.
3. Send official GRE and TOEFL scores and official transcripts directly to the graduate school (not the department).

tuition fee: $64,440