Master of Arts in Economics and Quantitative Analysis

Wichita State University

A Master of Arts (MA) in applied economics from Wichita State’s AACSB-accredited Barton School of Business offers you a general economics track and three specialized tracks to choose from-economic analysis, financial economics or international economics. All tracks will equip you with a broad understanding of the overall economic environment, which will help you as you advance your career or pursue your Ph.D. in economics.All tracks require either a thesis (30 credit hours) or an independent research project and an additional course in the student’s area of interest (33 credit hours). The MA degree in applied economics is typically completed in four semesters.