Overview

Department of Economics / Department of Economics is located in Ann Aarbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
Master of Public Policy/Master of Arts (MPP/AM)
Master of Arts (AM)	Applied economics
Master of Arts (AM)	Economics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Social work and economics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Public policy and economics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Economics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	66
Doctoral Degrees	23

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of dissertation; preliminary exams in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and 2 fields

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,136

Applied

205

Accepted

62

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

246

Total Graduate Students

60%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.81%
Black or African American	0.81%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.91%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.81%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (63%)

Female (36%)

Faculty

62

Total faculty

Full-time - 61

Part-time - 1

Male (48)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Econometric analysis, finance, industrial organization, international trade, public finance, economic development, economic history, health, labor, natural resources, population studies, macro theory, micro theory
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 500 S. State Street
Ann Aarbor, MI  48109
United States

Contact Prof. David Lam
Chair
Email: davidl@umich.edu
Phone: 734-763-9237
Fax: 734-764-2769

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