Admissions

Admission to the Master of Arts program in Economics is offered for the fall and spring semesters, but please note that the bulk of financial aid is dedicated to fall admissions. Admission is possible on a full or part-time basis. Prospective students must have completed a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, and have taken a minimum of 12 SH (or the equivalent) of economics, including intermediate macroeconomics, intermediate microeconomics, and statistics.

Admission to the Ph.D. program in Applied Economics is offered for the fall semester only. Admission is possible on a full or part-time basis. Students may apply to the Ph.D. degree program either from a Bachelor's degree or from a Master's degree.

There is no fixed minimum GPA or GRE score that leads to the automatic rejection of an applicant to either program, as the entire application is considered in each admissions decision. Neither is there a fixed minimum GPA or GRE score that leads to the automatic admission of an applicant, as the number and quality of applications in a given admissions cycle must be considered. That being said, students admitted to the Master's program generally have at least a B average and GRE scores in the range of 600-800 Quantitative and 4.0-6.0 Analytical. Students admitted to the Ph.D. program generally have at least a B+ average and GRE scores in the range of 650-800 Quantitative and 4.5-6.0 Analytical. Students offered financial aid score at the top of these ranges. The GRE Verbal score is not considered in the admissions decision.

Semesters

Fall semester - early September to mid-December
Spring semester - early January to late April

Application Procedures and Deadlines

What You Will Need

Application - Apply now
Application fee, US $50.00
Personal Statement
Official transcripts from all institutions attended. International applicants must submit transcripts in original language of instruction and officially translated to English by the institution or an educational credential evaluation agency.
Three Letters of Recommendation
GRE General Scores (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ETS institutional code is 3682).
Proof of English Proficiency for all international applicants (from one of the following):
- TOEFL (minimum scores: 550 for paper-based test, 213 for computer-based test, or 79-80 for internet-based test), or
- IELTS (minimum score is 6.5), or
- degree earned at U.S. institution, or degree earned at an institution where English is the medium of instruction.
After the admission decision is made and at least sixteen weeks before enrollment, international applicants are required to submit a completed Declaration and Certification of Finances (DCF)

IMPORTANT! All required admissions material must be mailed to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (see contact information below).

When to Apply

February 1 - Ph.D. program applications.
February 1 - Priority deadline for master's program applications for those interested in financial aid.
May 1 - Rolling admissions up to this date for international master's program applications for fall admission.
August 1 - Rolling admissions up to this date for non-international master's applications for fall admission.
August 25 - Special Student applications (non-international only) for fall admission.
October 1 - Rolling admissions up to this date for international master's program applications for spring admission.
December 1 - Rolling admissions up to this date for non-international master's program applications for spring admission.
December 15 - Special Student applications (non-international only) for spring admission.

The Admissions Decision

Please access your on-line web application to ascertain the status of your admissions file. Once the status is "Committee Review," the faculty committee of the Department of Economics will reveiw your file and make its recommendation to the graduate school. The final admission decision is made by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Contacts

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Northeastern University
124 Meserve Hall
Boston, MA 02115 USA
617-373-5990 (admissions)
617-373-3982 (general)
617-373-7281 (fax)
gsas@neu.edu

Department of Economics

Northeastern University
301 Lake Hall
Boston, MA 02115 USA
617-373-2871
617-373-3640 (fax)
econ@neu.edu

Economics

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

School of Social Science, Urban Affairs & Public Policy