Overview

Department of Economics / Department of Economics is located in Fairfax, VA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	60
Doctoral Degrees	19

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional Comprehensive exam in applied economic theory
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required 2 preliminary exams, field exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

200

Applied

160

Accepted

57

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 15th	March 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Expanded goals statement; 2 letters of recommendation; undergraduate degree; intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics; 1 semester of calculus; 1 semester of statistics
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	2 letters of recommendation; resume; official transcripts; expanded goals statement; undergraduate degree; intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics; 1 year of calculus and statistics; 1 semester of matrix algebra and econometrics

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

206

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.83%
Black or African American	1.46%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.83%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.94%
Unknown	4.37%

Gender

Male (73%)

Female (26%)

Faculty

42

Total faculty

Full-time - 28

Part-time - 14

Male (40)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Labor economics and political economy; institutional and comparative economics; monetary theory; Austrian economics; experimental economics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,582,272

Location & Contact

Address 4400 University Drive, MSN 3G4
MSN 2F2
Fairfax, VA  22030
United States

Contact Daniel Houser
Director/Professor/Chair
Email: dhouser@gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-4856
Fax: 703-993-4851

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