As a next-generation economist, the M.S. in Applied Economics provides you the skills and training to take a leadership role in the world's dynamic, data-driven economy. To provide students the skills needed for the new kinds of jobs being created every day in the digitized economy, the program integrates economics and data science from day one of classes.
The San Francisco Bay Area is the birthplace of businesses in the new digital economy. This work demands the type of sophisticated quantitative economists who are graduates of the MS in Applied Economics at USF.
With hundreds of these firms in the Bay Area, our students easily gain real-world knowledge and experience to launch exciting careers. As a STEM program, graduates are eligible for 3 years of OPT employment in the U.S. after completion of the Master's degree.