Economic Analytics (M.S.)

Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions

The master’s degree in economic analytics requires 33 credits, including a thesis. View degree requirements and course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Students are admitted in the fall and admission is competitive. See all admission requirements and deadlines.

Program Overview

In this master’s program, you will learn to combine economic methods with data analytics techniques to assess the causal impact of policies, laws, business practices, natural events and other interventions on economic outcomes of interest. You will also develop the necessary tools and critical thinking skills to successfully apply data science and machine learning techniques to economics. Courses include computational economics, machine learning for economics, causal inference and impact evaluation.

Why Earn a Master’s Degree in Economic Analytics?

The program’s innovative and rigorous curriculum is designed to prepare you for work as an economist, analyst or statistician. These are high quality, knowledge economy jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2024 median salary for an economist is $115,440 per year, and job growth in the area is expected to be strong.

Why towson university? 

Make a difference.

Use economic theory, econometrics and data science to understand how laws, policies, and other interventions impact people’s lives.

Work with world-class faculty.

Learn from and work with our impressive faculty. Classes are taught by dynamic and knowledgeable full-time professors who publish in leading journals.

Advance your skills, advance your career.

Acquire job-relevant skills such as Stata, R, and Python. Take courses in Causal Inference, Impact Evaluation and Machine Learning for Economics.

Earn a STEM-designated degree.

This signals rigorous preparation to potential employers. International students on an F-1 visa can get extra time to find a job after graduation through the STEM OPT extension.

TU offers an accelerated bachelor’s to master’s degree.

TU undergraduates can take up to 9 credit hours of master’s-level courses that can be applied to both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees. In the accelerated program you'll save money—up to $6,466 for in-state students and up to $12,600 for out-of-state students—and time. You can graduate in as little as 12 months.