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You will develop a strong foundation in accounting and related disciplines through our Accounting curriculum, and complement that knowledge with elective courses designed to meet your individual needs and interests.  Our program includes opportunities to take some courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to maximize your course options.

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The Accounting curriculum requires the following courses as part of your degree requirements:

• 2 PhD courses covering foundational papers in the archival accounting literature
• 2 PhD courses covering papers in agency theory and information economics as used in the accounting literature
• 2 PhD courses in current topics and methods in accounting
• 2 PhD level courses in micro-economics
• 2 PhD level courses in econometrics
• 2 PhD level courses in finance
• Electives to meet your specific needs or interests, which can include additional classes in economics, econometrics, mathematics, computer science, finance, public policy, or psychology
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• Ungraded boot camp courses that are not part of your degree requirements

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Each student is required to write a summer paper following both the first year and second year of coursework.

• First-year summer paper. The first-year summer paper requirement has two components. The first is that each student must provide a replication of the main results of an existing paper so as to illustrate a minimum level of proficiency with statistical programming. Whatever paper is replicated must be specifically referenced. If a student has replicated a paper during first-year coursework of another class, the student may turn in or reference that replication to satisfy the first requirement. The second component is to turn in a completed research paper, the topic of which is approved by either the PhD coordinator or supervising faculty member that the student selects. The paper need not be fully original research, but it can be. As an example of the former, a student may replicate an existing paper and extend it to a new time period. The extension must be well motivated, such as articulating why existing results may not generalize to a new time period. For a student executing this type of “replication and extension” research, both the first and second parts of the first-year summer paper criteria would be satisfied. As an example of the latter, the student can undertake a completely original idea, and prepare the paper individually, with another non-first-year doctoral student, or with a faculty member. (Collaboration with faculty or another non-first-year doctoral student is permitted if the student has played a major role in the generation and development of the core idea and takes the lead in writing the paper.) Students must turn in their first-year summer paper by the first day of the Fall 1 term of the Fuqua Academic Calendar and schedule a 1 hour workshop to present the research paper to the faculty. The workshop presentation must be completed no later than the end of the Fall 2 of the Fuqua Academic Calendar.
• Second-year summer paper. At the end of the second year during the summer, students should have made substantial progress on an original single-authored research study. Each student must select two additional faculty members (one from accounting, one not from accounting) beyond his/her primary advisor to serve as readers and committee members. The role of the four-person committee is to advise and provide feedback from conception to completion of the paper. The formal satisfaction of this requirement is to present the curriculum paper in the accounting workshop series (regular 1.5 hour presentation slot) no later than the end of Spring Term 2 of the Fuqua Academic Calendar in the third year, with the research paper provided to all faculty one week prior to the presentation. Students are encouraged to complete the paper and presentation before the end of Fall Term 2. The committee, with input from the rest of the accounting faculty, will evaluate both the presentation and the paper, and determine what actions are required (e.g., dismissal from the program, additional coursework, etc.).

Qualifying Exams

Students must exhibit satisfactory performance on a written comprehensive examination that tests the student’s understanding of the research discussed in the doctoral seminars and workshops (part 1) and the student’s ability to read and evaluate accounting research (part 2). The comprehensive examination is written by a committee of the accounting faculty, appointed by the accounting area coordinator. The examination committee will grade the exam and determine what actions, if any, are required. Depending on performance on the examination, students may be dismissed from the program or asked to retake the examination. Students are not permitted to take the comprehensive exam more than twice. The examination committee will determine any additional qualifications for a student to retake the exam and when the timing of that exam will occur. Components of part 1 of the comprehensive exam may be taken at different times depending on the timing and sequencing of courses offered. For example, the empirical component of part 1 of the comprehensive exam can take place at a different time than the analytic component of part 1 of the comprehensive exam, with timing varying based upon course offerings. Typically course schedules dictate students will take a portion of part 1 following the second year of coursework and an additional portion of part 1 following the first semester of the third year.

Teaching and Research Assistantship

A critical part of the accounting doctoral program is forming professional relationships with faculty members and learning about the research and teaching processes. All students are expected to help faculty with research and teaching as needed, with the general expectations of 10 hours per week for students in years two through five, and 4 hours per week during year one. Hours worked above these amounts generally qualify for hourly compensation at pre-specified rates established by Fuqua, with the specifics of the work arrangement determined with consultation of the faculty member needing assistance. Work on co-authored projects does not qualify as research assistance.

Preliminary Exam

This requirement is satisfied through the second-year summer requirements outlined above.

Dissertation Proposal

We suggest students form a dissertation committee in the Fall of their fourth year, with the proposal occurring in the Spring of the fourth year. Students have until the end of the summer of the fourth year to complete this requirement.

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We expect students to defend their dissertation by the end of their fifth year in the program.

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Course selection will be determined based on your prior experience with mathematics and economics or with accounting.

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This summer funding will come from a variety of sources, using resources from The Graduate School, the Provost’s Office, individual departments, the schools that house Ph.D. programs, and other areas of campus. This page describes how summer funding will be provided for students in each Ph.D. program .

• Some of these funding opportunities are competitive, meaning students have to apply.
• Some of the summer funding sources carry a service requirement (e.g., teaching assistantships, internships), just like some of the academic-year funding sources that make up part of the standard Ph.D. funding package.
• In some cases, a student’s full summer funding may come from multiple sources that each provides partial funding for the summer. Individual schools will work with their graduate programs to ensure all students have full funding for the summer, whether from one source or multiple sources.
• The move to guarantee that students will have summer funding should not discourage them from pursuing opportunities beyond what is provided by their programs or departments. As noted in Duke’s admission letter, Ph.D. students are expected to make good-faith efforts to apply for institutional and external scholarships and fellowships in their field. Such opportunities not only offer funding, but also strengthen students’ CVs and provide valuable experience and training. Also, some Ph.D. programs will require students to at least apply for other forms of support in order to be eligible for backstop funding in the event they do not get the opportunities they pursued.
• Students should contact their DGS or DGSA if they have questions about departmental funding opportunities. All descriptions of departmental funding opportunities on this page are based on submissions by the departments that responded to the call for information.
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Click on a Ph.D. program below to see how summer funding is provided for its students.

Students in years 1-2 of their study are guaranteed a Summer Research Fellowship from The Graduate School for the summers after each of those first two years. They will receive a notification from The Graduate School around the start of March to submit a short proposal about their upcoming summer plans.

Students in years 3-5 who are not supported by funds from an external source, their advisor, or the Ph.D. program for the summer should seek funding from the following sources.

Non-Departmental Funding

See a partial list of non-departmental sources  offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as fellowships or internships.

Note: All AAHVS students in years 3-5 are required to apply for at least 2 non-departmental summer funding sources. Students will document that they have met this requirement by placing a copy of their applications in a Box folder created for that purpose. Students should contact their DGS or DGSA for details about documentation.

Departmental Funding

Students who apply for but do not get funding from non-departmental sources are eligible for departmental summer support in the following forms, as long as they have applied for at least 2 non-departmental sources:

• Summer teaching (partial summer funding): The department will have a limited number of specific courses on the schedule for both summer sessions that it is confident would get enough enrollment to run most of the time. The department will assign those courses to students who are unable to secure funding through other avenues, and based on their teaching experience. The Summer Session pays the student’s stipend, and the department will cover tuition and fees from its resources.
• Departmental assistantship (full summer funding): Students unable to get funding through any of the Graduate School, university, or departmental options above will receive a service assistantship in the department, either in the scan lab or helping faculty with research, bibliographies, etc. If it’s the latter, whenever possible the faculty benefiting from this assistance will be expected to shoulder some of the cost from their research funds or other available funding source (e.g., grants). Assignment will depend on need and area of expertise, and will vary year-to-year.

Students should contact their DGS or DGSA about departmental summer funding.

Backstop Funding from Trinity

For students who are unsuccessful in obtaining summer funding from any of the sources mentioned above, funds from the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences will be used to provide stipend, tuition, and mandatory fees. Students must have applied for at least one form of summer support mentioned above to be eligible for this backstop funding.

To request backstop funding from Trinity, students should contact their DGS.

All Ph.D. students in years 1-5 receive full summer financial support from the program, though they are still expected to make good-faith efforts to seek institutional and external opportunities that could provide funding and valuable experience.

See a partial list of non-departmental sources offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as fellowships or internships.

(The pharmacology program has been one common source of internships for biology Ph.D. students.)

All Ph.D. students in years 1-5 receive full summer financial support from the program, though they are still expected to make good-faith efforts to seek institutional and external opportunities that could provide funding and valuable experience. Students with questions about funding resources should contact Aaron Franklin, associate dean for doctoral education in the Pratt School of Engineering.

The department may have a limited number of summer courses that graduate students can teach, but it’s dependent on enrollment. The courses also might not provide a full summer stipend.

• Project graduate assistant (partial summer funding): These opportunities vary in available funds and start times, and are based on the availability of grants and other soft money to support specific projects in the CMAC program's affiliated labs. Most are supplemental to primary summer research fellowships and other external funding sources.  
• Summer teaching (partial summer funding): Teaching opportunities are usually practice-based courses in Information Science + Studies.
• Faculty research assistantship (full summer funding)
• Research Initiation Project split (full summer funding): Research Initiation Project split is offered to first-year Ph.D. students in a split with grant funds of students’ adviser. Advisers are responsible for arranging for their students’ summer funding through research assistantships and internships.

Note: The department offers a dedicated grant-writing class to help its students with applications for external funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, National Science Foundation, and U.S. Fulbright Program. Students apply for these in the first semester of their third year.

Most students in this program already receive 12-month funding in years 1-5. No action is needed for those students, though they are still encouraged to seek external opportunities that could provide funding and valuable experience.

In situations where students do not receive summer funding from the department, they should pursue non-departmental funding. See a partial list of non-departmental sources offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as fellowships or internships.

Nicholas School Funding

If students cannot secure summer funding via the sources mentioned above, the Nicholas School of the Environment will provide funding through its own fellowships. To request this support, students must submit summer funding information by April 1 and complete the funding request Qualtrics survey by April 11. The survey automatically emails submissions to students’ advisors to request their review and approval. The DGS, DGSA, and grant managers then work together to identify funding source. Students will be notified by May 1 on how they will receive summer funding.

• Fellowships (full summer funding): If students cannot secure summer funding via the sources mentioned above, the Nicholas School of the Environment will provide funding through its own fellowships. To request this support, students must submit summer funding information by April 1 and complete the funding request Qualtrics survey by April 11. The survey automatically emails submissions to students’ advisors to request their review and approval. The DGS, DGSA, and grant managers then work together to identify funding source. Students will be notified by May 1 on how they will receive summer funding.
• Summer teaching (partial summer funding): The Nicholas School also provides a limited number of teaching assistantships at the Marine Lab.

See a partial list of non-departmental sources offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as fellowships, instructor positions for summer Economics courses, or internships.

In addition to these opportunities, economics Ph.D. students have also worked for faculty from the department or other Duke schools (e.g., Fuqua, Sanford, Law). They have also been funded as graduate assistants by faculty members’ own discretionary research funds or as research assistants by sponsored projects.

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• Departmental fellowships for third- and fourth-year students (full summer funding): Third- and fourth-year students who apply for and do not receive The Graduate School’s competitive Summer Research Fellowships will be awarded a fully funded departmental fellowship, upon application through the department. The departmental application period opens after The Graduate School sends its award notifications for summer fellowships, and students are notified of departmental funding in April.  
• Summer teaching (full summer funding): Third- and fourth-year students who teach a summer course for the department will be eligible for a guaranteed fellowship in the summer after their fifth year. Students may apply through the department to teach economics summer courses during the application period, which typically begins in October, and students are notified before the start of the spring semester.
• Fifth-year students must make every effort to apply for fellowship or compensatory funding from one of the sources listed above, or other sources they may know of. The Graduate School’s application period is October–November, and the departmental fellowship and summer teaching application period is October–February, with award notifications in April.

To be eligible for departmental backstop funding, all fifth-year students should apply for The Graduate School's Summer Research Fellowship and at least two other funding sources. Doing so will also automatically qualify students for backstop funding from Trinity (see below) if the department does not have sufficient resources to provide backstop funding.

• Research and graduate assistantships are usually found through consultations with faculty members. By mid-April students will report summer funding plans to the DGS and program coordinator.  
• Students who still do not have funding in place by mid-April and have made every effort to secure funding will be offered assistance from the department (speak to DGS, program coordinator, and adviser) to find another funding source. Students who decline to accept funding sources suggested by the department may instead choose to self-fund for Summer 5. 

Students should contact their DGS or graduate program coordinator about departmental summer funding.

Note: In addition to the departmental sources above, students in economics have also worked for faculty from the department or other Duke units (Fuqua, Sanford, Law), in which case they are funded as graduate assistants by the faculty member's own discretionary research funds or funded as RAs by sponsored projects.

In addition to these opportunities, English Ph.D. students have also taught summer school or worked as research assistants for individual professors, the Thompson Writing Program, or Duke University Press.

• Summer fellowship (full summer funding)
• Summer research assistantship (partial summer funding)

Students will need to request full or partial funding in writing and submit proof that they have applied BOTH for The Graduate School’s Summer Research Fellowship AND for at least 2 of the opportunities offered by the Provost’s Office and have either not received funding or received only partial funding.

If students receive either full or partial funding from the department, their total summer earnings may not exceed the amount of full summer funding plus $500. For 2023, that is projected to be $8,915 ($8,415 + $500).

Partial funding may come with work requirements, and full summer funding may have a departmental research assistant component.

• Summer teaching (partial summer funding)

Students in years 1-2 of their study are guaranteed a  Summer Research Fellowship  from The Graduate School as specified in their offer letter from the Carolina-Duke Graduate Program in German Studies for the summers after each of their first two years. They will receive a notification from The Graduate School around the start of March to submit a short proposal about their upcoming summer plans.

Students in years 3-5 who are not supported by funds from an external source should seek funding from the following sources.

Students are required to apply for both Duke's competitive Summer Research Fellowship and the UNC Summer Research Fellowship to be eligible for backstop funding.  See a  partial list of additional non-departmental funding offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as external fellowships or internships.

• Duke in Berlin summer program (partial summer funding)
• Summer teaching assistantships at Duke and UNC (partial summer funding)
• Duke Language Corridor Advisor, UNC grader, and similar opportunities (offered throughout the year but equivalent to partial summer funding)

Students should contact their DGS about departmental funding beyond the 9-month stipend.  Departmental funding and hence the prerequisites for backstop funding may vary from year to year in accordance with the agreement between Duke and UNC.

For students who are unsuccessful in obtaining summer funding from any of the sources mentioned above, funds from the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences will be used to provide stipend, tuition, and mandatory fees. Students must have applied for the Summer Research Fellowships from both Duke and UNC and have been willing to fulfill service roles mentioned above to be eligible for this backstop funding.   Backstop funding may include a service obligation to the department.

History Ph.D. students have historically also obtained funding by teaching Duke Summer School sessions.

The department plans to offer a small number of summer research fellowships that offer the same full summer funding as The Graduate School’s summer research fellowships and do not come with service requirements.

The application deadline for these departmental fellowships will be in mid-March. To be eligible, students must have applied for but did not receive a Graduate School summer research fellowship. Students who secure full summer funding by teaching in the summer or getting a Provost’s internship are not eligible for the departmental summer research fellowships.

• Fellowships: If students cannot secure summer funding via the sources mentioned above, the Nicholas School of the Environment will provide funding through its own fellowships. To request this support, students must submit summer funding information by April 1 and complete the funding request Qualtrics survey by April 11. The survey automatically emails submissions to students’ advisors to request their review and approval. The DGS, DGSA, and grant managers then work together to identify funding source. Students will be notified by May 1 on how they will receive summer funding.
• Summer teaching (partial summer funding): The department may have limited summer teaching opportunities, for which most often Ph.D. students in the Composition track have had the requisite training. Around November or December, the department chair and director of undergraduate studies ask particular students if they would like to be considered for teaching opportunities in the following summer.
• Commissions for music composition (partial summer funding)

For students who are unsuccessful in obtaining summer funding from any of the sources mentioned above, funds from the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences will be used to provide stipend, tuition, and mandatory fees. Students must have applied for at least two forms of summer support mentioned above to be eligible for this backstop funding.

See a partial list of non-departmental sources offered by Duke. Students are also encouraged to pursue other opportunities at or outside Duke, such as fellowships or internships. In particular, nursing students have obtained fellowships through the Margolis Policy Center and the Duke Global Health Institute.

• Teaching or research assistantships (full summer funding): Students interested in a TA or RA opportunity should contact the Ph.D. Program Office (Cynthia Hoglen and Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda). They can also explore opportunities through their advisor. Faculty interested in working with doctoral students for TA and RA-ships should also reach out to the program office for support in advertising and identifying potential students. Opportunities are explored on an individual/case-by-case basis.
• F-31/NRSA NIH Fellowship (full summer support)
• Graduate mentor for Psychology VIP (partial summer funding): Students at all levels of graduate study may apply to be graduate mentors for undergraduate researchers in the Psychology Vertical Integration Program. The application window varies, but typically comprises a few weeks between January and April. Graduate students apply by adding themselves to the applications of undergraduates to commit to serve as mentors. The stipend for VIP graduate mentors has been $2,200 in the past several years.

Romance studies students have also found funding through teaching summer session language courses or from campus units such as the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; the Duke Brazil Initiative; Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; and the Franklin Humanities Institute.

• Multilingual Writing Center internship (partial summer funding): The Course Development and Multilingual Writing Center opportunities follow the timing and application procedures established by the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Affairs.
• Research assistantship for faculty research (partial summer funding): Faculty research opportunities are announced by individual faculty by the end of spring semester each year and are paid at the standard hourly rate.
• Center for French and Francophone Studies Fellowship (partial summer funding): The Center for French and Francophone Fellowship receives applications, and the recipient is announced in the spring.
• Summer teaching (partial summer funding): Students in year 3+ with a master’s in sociology who did not receive a Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship may apply to the DGSA for a summer teaching position.

Non-Departmental Summer Funding Opportunities at Duke

This is a partial list of available opportunities across Duke. It will be updated as we learn of more opportunities. Duke units who wish to have their summer funding opportunities listed here should contact [email protected] .

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Which Finance PhD Program should I choose

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I have received offers from UCLA, Duke and Cornell for a PhD in finance. Would appreciate some advice on choosing the correct program. I don't have very specific research interests at this stage. Good academic placement is a key concern.

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Duke is the highest ranked, as far as I know. That said, all three are good schools.

Being that all three are in very different geographical locations, that may make your decision for you right there; you won't have a problem with placements if you do well in any of the three programs.

http://wpcarey.asu.edu/finance/rankings/results.cfm

this might be helpful.

Last year I got accepted to UCLA. I haven't applied to Duke or Cornell because of the location and they are lower rated.

Try to visit the places if you can, but my bet is that UCLA is the best place out of three.

Good luck with your PhD.

i believe getting a good placement is just a by-product of pursuing good research interests. i know some profs who were adamant to pursue some unconventional research interests. interesting thing is they got their papers published in top journals!

so far i know, all those schools have good academicians. it depends on what u r going to do in the days to come. i think the "placement concern" is very specific to your position after 4/5 years. best.

By stars I just meant candidates who get lots of good flyouts and then a top placement. Some schools post their job market candidate seminar lists. For example:

http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x2344.xml

http://www.fuquaworld.duke.edu/www/fsc/fsc1.jsp

http://www.chicagogsb.edu/research/workshops/finance/

http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/department/Seminar/2007recruiting/

http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/facseminars/events/finance/index.html

Also, you can look at the CV's of new assistant professors and typically there will be a list of presentations in January-February which correspond to job talks.

The job market begins with interviews at the AFA. Necessary but not sufficient conditions for a good AFA interview list are excellent letters of recommendation and at least a reasonably good paper. Schools interview maybe 20-25 candidates and then flyout 5-8 for job talks and give offers to 2-3. At all stages luck is important :tup:

To learn more about how the job market works, a good read is:

http://www.aeaweb.org/joe/articles/2006/cawley.pdf

For better specific placement info I would recommend contacting a 5th year student at each school and ask specifically what the placement (and attrition & reasons for attrition) has been in the previous years.

Same question, but the two programs I want to know about are Duke Finance and Carnegie Mellon Financial Economics... what do you think?

I think Duke is more broad and probably better for an academic placement. Duke has many senior people in a variety of areas that I could see placing their students well. Also there are several top notch people in the economics department doing financial econometrics if this is your interest. (Just to say: I don't attend Duke)

That said, I am sure CMU would be a great place to go & I am pretty sure at least one of their students this year is doing/did well on the job market.

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You can learn more about each of our Master's Programs by visiting their individual webpages (links provided above and on the right of this page). Here we provide a quick overview that highlights some of the differences and similarities of the programs.

Candidates may be finishing a B.A./B.S., M.A./M.S., or have some professional experience. All our programs can be completed in 3 or 4 semesters. You should expect coursework to be highly rigorous and technical. An undergraduate degree in economics is not required for any of our programs; however, we do expect an understanding of basic economic principles. The only requirement is that entering students have a full calculus sequence (either calculus II or calculus III, depending on their undergraduate institution’s structure) prior to enrolling. International applicants should indicate corresponding courses in mathematics or mathematical economics.

M.A. Economics (MAE):  Prospective students should be prepared  to enter a quantitatively rigorous program. Upon graduation, they pursue doctoral studies or industry professions in finance, accounting, consulting, tech, and others.

M.A. Analytical Political Economy (MAPE):  Prospective students will find an undergraduate background in political science and/or economics to be helpful. Some graduates pursue doctoral studies. Many others start or resume a career, typically in government, public policy, or consulting.  

M.S. Economics & Computation (MSEC):  Prospective students will find an undergraduate background in computer science, applied math, engineering, statistics and/or economics to be helpful. Upon graduation, they pursue doctoral studies or professions in tech, data science, and others.

M.S. Quantitative Financial Economics (MQFE ):  Prospective students should hold a strong quantitative background. Students entering this program are expected to have taken courses in multivariable calculus, linear algebra (including differential equations) and probability and statistics. A background in programming (ideally Matlab or R) is preferable.  This program is not accepting applications for 2025.

The MAE, MSEC, and MQFE degree programs classify as STEM (CIP Code 45.0603: Econometrics and Quantitative Economics). Students in these degree programs can apply for a  24-month STEM extension of F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) .

Application Instructions 

Applicants interested in pursuing a graduate degree in economics must apply through the Duke University Graduate School. Please refer to The Graduate School's website for information about application procedures and requirements. For general admissions questions or questions about the university requirements, you may also contact the Duke Graduate School at  [email protected] . ​

Department Requirements

We strongly recommend that applicants submit an original writing sample demonstrating academic and research capabilities. Applicants are also required to complete a supplemental questionnaire. This will be included as part of the required application materials available from the Graduate School Admissions website. If you would like to preview the questions that will be required in the application, you may download the appropriate questionnaire(s) below:

MAE Applicants Only

Applicants to the MAE program will be asked to upload a short video in the application portal not to exceed two minutes. Directions and a prompt for the video will be shared with you as you complete the application steps. The video is one additional resource to help us know who you are as a candidate and what makes your interests and experience unique or valuable.

The Economics Department requires Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores from applicants. Only the GRE general test is required, not the subject test. Ask Educational Testing Service to send an official copy of the scores to The Graduate School. Use institution code 5156; you do not need a department code.  Please refer to The Graduate School for more information about score requirements and how to submit your score(s).

English Language Proficiency Test Scores 

If your first language is not English, you must submit scores from either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the academic modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The scores will be a decisive factor during the application review process.  Please refer to The Graduate School for more information about score requirements and how to submit your score(s).

Application Fees

The application fee is $95.

Application Fee Waivers

U.S. citizens and permanent residents: The Graduate School offers an application fee waiver option to support prospective students from various populations, including those who may be experiencing economic stresses. Please refer to the website for more information.

International applicants: If you are applying from one of the countries classified as low income or low-middle income by the World Bank for FY24 (ref. The World Bank ), you may be eligible for an application fee waiver from the Department of Economics.

Information about this program for the Fall 2025 Admissions cycle is forthcoming. Please check back in November 2024 for more information .

Application Status

After submitting your online application, you can check the status of your application materials via the  Applicant Portal . You should log in to this system periodically to ensure that all required application materials have been received. Incomplete applications will either not be considered or will be rejected on the basis of incompleteness. 

Application Review Process

After you submit your online application, it will be made available to your department of interest within one to two business days. The actual in-depth review of your file is conducted by an admissions committee. All applications are reviewed with respect to openings in the department and the strength of other applicants. Attention is given to every aspect of an application, with an attempt made to evaluate past achievement as well as scholarly potential. Academic records, letters of recommendation, GRE scores, and your statement of purpose are all taken into consideration. Admission to the Duke University Graduate School is a competitive process, and your chances of being admitted will differ from year to year depending on the strength of the applicant pool. Decisions about fall admission are generally made in February and March.

Aid offers are made on a rolling basis, as funds permit, beginning in late February. 

Decision Notification

All applicants are notified of admission decisions via e-mail (we do not mail paper copies of notifications). The notification e-mail will provide instructions for accessing the online decision letter.

If You Are Accepted

If you are offered admission, unless otherwise indicated, you must notify The Graduate School of your enrollment decision through the  Applicant Portal  system by April 15 or within 15 days of your receipt of the admission letter, whichever is later. If we do not hear back from you by then, we will assume that you have declined the offer of admission, and your application record will be withdrawn.

Deferral of Admission

Your admission offer is valid only for the term and program indicated in the admission letter. Requests for deferral are rarely approved by The Graduate School. Valid reasons for a deferral include serious health issues, visa issues beyond the student’s control, or military service.

For more information, please contact the Master's Programs Assistant

Our recent admitted classes of master's students are diverse groups spanning various educational backgrounds, workplace experiences, and countries of origin. 

The Graduate School also provides a year-by-year statistical summary our master's programs' past admissions and enrollment. Visit these links for more information on offers of admission and matriculation according to demographics:

• MAPE  

The following statistics do not change significantly on a rolling time-series basis.

Browse the frequently asked questions as compiled by the Graduate School

If you're interested in learning more about getting your graduate degree with Duke Economics, join us for one of our upcoming virtual information sessions. Faculty and staff will be available to go over a short overview of programs and answer any questions you may have. To register for an information session, please choose one of the dates below to access the registration form.

• October 22, 2024, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Registration Form - October 22
• November 6, 2024, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Registration Form - November 6
• November 22, 2024, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Registration Form - November 22

Duke Economics aims to provide an inclusive & welcoming environment for students of all backgrounds.

The department offers opportunities for admitted students to visit the department virtually in late March and early April. Admitted students will receive an invitation to these Virtual Visit Days following the offer of admission.

Campus Tours:

Stop by the welcome desk at The Graduate School to pick up maps and information about self-guided tours of Duke University's campus. 

Department Tours:

While we do not coordinate department tours for visiting applicants, you may arrange to attend a class on your own by contacting the instructor of the course directly. From the department’s Courses page, you can find courses offered in each semester using the Class Search tool on DukeHub . 

If you are interested in meeting with a particular professor while here, please contact the professor directly to inquire about their availability. Faculty contact information can be found on the department’s People page . 

Please note: Visiting the department prior to being admitted does not increase an applicant’s likelihood of admission.

If you cannot make it to Duke in person, check out the university’s virtual campus tour . 

Duke Economics is committed to helping students defray the cost of graduate study through tuition waivers based on need. We also seek to provide valuable learning opportunities to our master's students employed as research assistants, teaching assistants, graders, and research support staff.

We offer the following to eligible students:

Tuition Waivers 

(No work requirement.)

Awards are based on need, merit, and other criteria. Funds are limited. Information about application for awards will be sent following the admission offer. For more information, admitted applicants may contact:

MAE - Nelson Sa , MAE Director of Graduate Studies. 

MSEC – Charles Becker , MSEC Director of Admissions

MAPE – Timur Kuran , MAPE Director of Graduate Studies

Student Employment Opportunities

Research Assistantships:  These assistantships are intended to enhance research experiences and collaboration between master's students and Department of Economics faculty. Standard appointments are made on a per-semester basis (including summers) as a result of mutual agreement between individual faculty and students.

Teaching Assistantships : Master's students are hired as teaching assistants in the Economics Department for a variety of courses. In addition, master’s students are hired to provide instructional support as graders for Economics Department undergraduate core courses.

Other positions : These are positions outside of the department, such as:

• Teaching or research assistantships in the Fuqua School of Business, Law School, Sanford School of Public Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Global Health Institute;
• Computer and research support staff in  Duke Libraries Center for Data Visualization Services ;
• Teaching assistants for other departments, such as Statistical Science and Computer Science.

Please see the Graduate School's information on  financial aid  for more possibilities.

International Partnerships

Duke Economics has collaborative agreements with scholarship programs for applicants from Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras. For more information, please contact the organization directly:

• Colombia - ColFuturo Website   
• Guatemala - GuateFuturo Website   
• Honduras - HonduFuturo Website   

The Department of Economics has successfully placed master's students into doctoral programs in economics and related fields, as well as full-time jobs in industry, research organizations, and governmental agencies. 

Placements from Duke Economics Masters Programs

The following tabs include information detailing specifically our our graduates went in the following categories:

• Ph.D. Programs (2024)
• Ph.D. Programs (2023)
• Ph.D. Programs (2012-2022)
• Non-Academic Placements (2012-2022)

Programs in Economics, except where noted otherwise .

MAE Graduates

Universities:.

Boston College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Duke University (2), Georgetown University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech - Scheller (Operations Management), Michigan State University - Broad (Marketing), National University of Singapore, Northwestern University - Kellogg (Finance), Ohio State University, Princeton University (Population Studies and Social Policy), Purdue University, Rochester University (2), University of California - Santa Barbara, University of California Irvine - Merage (Finance), University of Chicago - Harris (Public Policy), University of Florida - Warrington (Finance), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Agricultural and Applied Economics), University of North Carolina, University of Oxford, University of Southern California (2), University of Southern California (Health Economics), University of Toronto - Rotman (Marketing), Virginia Tech (Agricultural Economics)

MSEC Graduates

New York University - Stern (Quantitative Marketing), University of British Columbia, University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California - Marshall (Quantitative Marketing), University of Washington - Foster (Quantitative Marketing)

MAPE Graduates

Duke University (Political Science), Ohio State University (International Business), Rochester University (Political Science), University of Toronto - Rotman (Marketing)

Boston University,  Duke University (2),  Duke University - Fuqua (Strategy),  Duke University (Environmental Policy),  North Carolina State University, Ohio State University, Penn State University (2), Penn State University (Human Development and Family Studies), Princeton University, University College London (Experimental Psychology), University of California - Irvine, University of California San Diego - Rady (Finance), University of Colorado Boulder, University of Hong Kong (Finance), University of Maryland, University of Miami, University of Minnesota (Public Affairs), University of Pennsylvania - Wharton (Quantitative Marketing), University of Pittsburgh, University of Southern California (2), University of Texas - Austin, Virginia Tech (Agricultural and Applied Finance), Washington University in St. Louis (Finance)

Boston College,  Columbia University (Computer Science),  Duke University (Computer Science),  Georgia Tech (Information Technology Management), University of  Maryland (Agricultural and Resource Economics), University of Pennsylvania -  Wharton (Applied Economics), University of Pennsylvania - Wharton (Health Care Management and Economics)

Washington University in St. Louis (Political Science), Yale University (Political Science)

ANU (2), Arizona, Boston College (3), Boston U (6), Brandeis, Brown, Cambridge, Carnegie-Mellon (2), U Chicago (3), Colorado, Columbia (4), Cornell (5), Durham, Duke (50), Emory (3), Erlangen Nuremburg, Fordham, Geneva (2), GMU, Georgetown (4), GWU (4), Georgia State, Harvard (7), Hawaii (2), Hitotsubashi, Hong Kong (4), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State (2), LBS (2), LSE (2), Maryland (4), Miami, Michigan (9), Michigan State (5), Minnesota (5), MIT, NC State, New School, Northwestern (4), Notre Dame, NYU (4), Ohio State, Oxford, Peking, Penn (4), Penn State (2), Pittsburgh, Princeton, Purdue (2), RAND Pardee, Rice (9), Rochester (4), Rutgers (2), Singapore Management, St. Andrews, Stanford (5), Stockholm, Texas (2), Texas A&M, Tulane, UBC (3), UC Berkeley (4), UC Davis (2), UC Irvine (2), UCL (3), UCLA (6), UCSB, UCSD (2), UNC (11), USC (9), Texas (4), Tilburg, Vanderbilt (3), Virginia (2), U of Washington (2), Wash U (2), Wisconsin (7), Yale (2)

Diversity of Programs:

Accounting, Agriculture and Resource Economics, Applied Economics, Biostatistics, Business Technologies, Computer Science, Demography, Economic Geography, Economics, Education, Environmental Policy, Finance, Financial Economics, Health Economics, Law, Marketing, Operations Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Public Policy, Statistics, Strategy, Social Policy, Technology and Operations, Urban Planning

Accounting:

Ernst & Young, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Deloitte

Central Banks:

Bank of Canada, Bank of China, Bank of Indonesia, Bank of Japan, Bank of Korea, Bank of Latvia, Central Bank of Columbia, Central Bank of Paraguay, Central Bank of Thailand, Central Bank of Turkey, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Singapore Development Bank, World Bank

Commercial Banks:

Banco Santander, Bank of Tokyo, Bank OZK, Barclays, CICC, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, First National Bank of Omaha, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp, M&T Bank, Mingsheng Bank of China, Royal Bank of Scotland, Societe Generale, Standard Chartered

Consulting Firms:

Accenture, Analysis Group, Andrew Davidson, Cambridge Associates, C4i4 Lab, CGN Global, Gerson Lehrman, John Burns, McKinsey, Nathan Inc, NERA, Oliver Wyman

Data Analytics/Tech:

Amazon, Apple, Aquifi, CertiK, Dynamic Technology Lab, Enovia, Facebook, Fedex, Flowcast, Geometric Data Analytics, Google, IBM, Ingram Micro, Karsun Solutions, Livongo, MarketShare, My Health Direct, Nathan Inc, NewtonX, SOASTA, SAS, SurveyMonkey, Uber Technologies, Wedpics, Zillow

Boston Energy, Saudi Aramco, Wood Mackenzie

Financial Services:

American Express, Assurant, Axion Ventures, Bella Research Group, Capital One, Castleman Commodities, CITIC, Dimensional Funds, DUMAC, Fisher Investments, Guotoi Junan Securities, Huatai Securities, Industrial Securities, Korea Deposit Insurance Corp, LaSalle Investment Management, Liberty Mutual, QMS Capital Management, SunLife Financial, Sycamore Investment, TIAA, Westbon

Investment Banks:

Goldman Sachs, Lincoln International, Morgan Stanley

Other Industry/Government:

CarMax, Cravath, Swaine, & Moore, McKesson, MP Materials, Noble Solutions, Republic of Turkey, United Nations, US Air Force, US Army

University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute, Duke Offshoring Research Network, Duke Sanford Policy School, Harvard Business School, Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, Instituto de Empresa Business School, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, USC Lurie Real Estate Center, Mathematica Policy Research, Public Policy Institute of California, Tax Foundation

The Duke Pre-Graduate Fellows Program is targeted toward advanced undergraduates or recent college graduates interested in applying to research-oriented Master's or Ph.D. programs in economics or a related field (e.g., political science, statistics, computer science, public policy, sociology).

The program is designed for students who — by their background, life experience and scholarship — can show they will bring greater diversity to the economics profession. We especially encourage applications from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented groups.

Applicants selected for the program will:

• be named Duke Economics Pre-Graduate Fellows,
• receive a financial award to assist with the costs of applying to graduate school
• have access to an academic advisor
• have access to faculty mentoring designed to assist with graduate school preparation and applications

The faculty mentoring committee includes  Bocar Ba ,  Jason Baron ,  Patrick Bayer ,  Charles Becker , and  Grace Kim .   We are also pleased to have the following mentors and external committee members in 2024-25:  Marcus Casey , Associate Professor at University of Illinois-Chicago, and  Quitze Valenzuela-Stookey,  Assistant Professor at University of California-Berkeley. Quitze was a postdoctoral scholar at Duke in 2021-22, and Marcus was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke Economics from 2009-2011.

Eligibility

• In 2024-25, the program will be limited to American citizens and permanent residents. In future years, we hope to be able to relax this restriction.
• Our focus will be on students planning to apply to graduate school this year. In future years, we plan to expand to include students at an earlier stage of considering graduate school.
• The fellows program is designed for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in economics or a related field but not a professional degree program such as business, law or medicine.
• The applicant is not required to apply to a Duke graduate program.
• Those currently enrolled in (or who have completed) a Masters program who are planning to apply to a PhD program or another graduate program are eligible for the program.

Initial Award Funding Level

• The financial award for 2024-25 will be $2,000.
• We plan to name 15 fellows in 2024-25.

Application Process

Interested applicants should email (or have emailed) the following documents to  [email protected] :

• Short statement describing the applicant’s motivation for applying to graduate school and intended course of study (this could be a draft of a statement of purpose from a graduate school application)
• List of intended program applications
• College transcript(s) (unofficial is fine)
• GRE scores, if available (unofficial is fine)
• Writing sample (optional)
• Proposal for grant application such as NSF, Ford (optional)
• A letter of recommendation should be emailed from a professor or other advisor able to comment on the applicant’s preparedness and motivation for graduate study.

Any questions about the program can also be emailed to  [email protected] .

• Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2024
• Award decisions: November 15, 2024
• Award payments: As quickly as possible after decisions are made

More details about the program can be found on the Duke Pre-Grad Fellows Program FAQ .

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