4 + 1 BA/MS Program

• Provide students with an education that combines economic reasoning with cutting-edge empirical methods and data analytics. 
• A master’s degree goes beyond undergraduate economics education by exposing students to more in-depth economic analyses which can open doors to many high-tech jobs.  
•  Increased marketability for 4+1 program graduates. 
• Strong financial return on investment. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 50 percent of economists have a master’s degree as their highest level of educational attainment compared to just 23 percent who hold a bachelor’s degree. Economists with a master’s degree earn 20 percent higher than economists with just a bachelor’s degree. 
• Lower tuition cost. Students enrolled in our 4+1 program save money since they do not pay separate graduate tuition in their 4th year but are still taking courses towards their master’s degree. 

Students who meet the requirements for admission should apply to the program during their junior year. Students may also choose to apply to the program in the fall of their senior year.  Students must complete 30 credits of graduate coursework.  2 graduate courses (ECON 520, ECON 526, or ECON 725) may be double counted and used to satisfy 400- level electives requirement for the BA degree.

Required courses:

• Econ 526 (3 credits): Quantitative Methods I
• Econ 725 (3 credits): Data Management and Visualization in Economics
• Econ 520 (3 credits): Data Sciences for Economics
• Econ 521 (4 credits): Econometrics of Policy-Analysis & Causal Inference
• Econ 522 (4 credits): Forecasting and Macroeconomic Analytics
• Econ 524 (4 credits):  Big Data Econometrics
• Econ 540 (3 credits):  Communicating and Writing Economic Analyses

Elective courses: Choose 6 credits of electives among the following courses

• Econ 541 (3 credits): Pricing and Revenue Management
• Econ 542 (3 credits): Transfer Pricing
• Econ 543 (3 credits): Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Econ 599R (6 credits): Thesis Research

1. Recommended cumulative GPA of 3.5
2. Before enrolling*, completion of the following foundational courses: Math 111, Econ 101, 112, 201, 212, 220, and 320
3. Completion of one of the following electives: Econ 333, Econ 371, Econ 372, Econ 315, Econ 415, Econ 405, or Econ 487.  Other economics courses may satisfy the elective requirement with approval from the 4+1 program director. 

* In certain circumstances, we will allow for foundational courses to be taken concurrently with pre-requisite courses. Please discuss with the program director for details.

1. Statement of purpose 
2. Resume 
3. Two online recommendations (you will submit your recommenders' contact information as part of the online application) 
4. PDF copy of your transcript with your junior year fall grades reflected on the document.

You can access the Laney Graduate School application here: https://www.gs.emory.edu/admissions/application.html.