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• You must submit a which includes
  • $70 application fee
  • A Personal Statement of 500-750 words
  • Two  recommenders
    • É«ÖÐÉ« students & alumni: two É«ÖÐÉ« faculty with at least one being from Economics
    • non-É«ÖÐÉ« students: two faculty with at least one preferable from Economics
  • See Submitting Transcripts below.
  • GRE (or GMAT) scores are not required but encouraged. If completed, please send scores to Institution Code 4389, and Department Code 1801 for non-É«ÖÐÉ« students.
  • A Resume/CV is not required but encouraged, indicating any work experience and activities relevant to the program.
  • If you wish to upload a writing sample of a research paper or any other relevant documentation, you can do so in the Supplemental Materials section.
  • Monitor the status of your application by visiting the Applicant Self-Service.

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TUITION & FEES

Please refer to the university's webpage on Tuition and Fees. Tuition and fees will depend on each student's residency status and part-time/full-time unit load.  The typical MA in Economics student takes 10 units per Fall and Spring semester for a total of three semesters.

GRADUATE & TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS

Assistantships are available to students on a competitive basis. No additional application materials are required. Students are automatically considered for an assistantship when their application is reviewed. In 2023-2024, we offered about 110 hours per week of graduate assistantships and 6 teaching assistantships. Graduate assistantships included grading and tutoring responsibilities. Teaching assistantships included running lab sections for Economics Statistics, Introduction to Econometrics, Econometrics I, Econometrics II, and Forecasting.

College of Liberal Arts Equity Scholars Assistantship

This Assistantship was created "to recruit promising students into the Humanities and Social Sciences" and for "recruitment of first-generation, historically underrepresented, and/or low-income graduate students". The stipend from the assistantship ranges from about $3500 per semester up to about $7000 for one year.

To be considered for the award, you must have an undergraduate GPA of 3.5 or above. For your application to the Assistantship to be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee, you must also submit your for the M.A. in Economics at É«ÖÐÉ«.

Please complete to be considered for this position. Application review will be ongoing until the Assistantship(s) have been awarded. The application deadline is April 15.

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Economics Department Scholarships 

For the 2023-24 academic year, MA in Economics students received a total of $2,000 from department scholarships. Applications for department scholarships are accepted between November and March and are awarded the next academic year. 

• Ray & Marge Lancaster Endowment
• Powell Endowed Scholarship 
• Gene R. Simonson Scholarship 
• Settlemyer Family Scholarship 
• Economics Scholarship 

International Application 

Along with the General Application Requirements, all international applicants must meet the following additional requirements:

• Submit your application by March 15, 2024.
• Meet or exceed the English language requirement minimum test score and submit the official test scores to International Admissions. See English Language Requirements for more information. 
• Submit original or certified copies of ALL OFFICIAL academic records, transcripts/individual mark sheets, certificates, and diplomas. See Application and Document Deadlines for more information.
• Applicants who have studied in the U.S. are required to have the institution(s) directly send their official transcript(s) to International Admissions. Opened transcripts are not considered official.
• English translations of all academic records and certificates/diplomas are required if they are in a language other than English.
• Any questions related to the English Language Requirement and submission of documents should be directed to the International Admissions at cie-admission@csulb.edu. Please include your application (CAS ID) number or É«ÖÐÉ« Student ID number in all correspondences.

FINANCIAL AID:

International students are eligible for department-sponsored graduate and teaching assistantships and for the Equity Scholars assistantship. See above for more details and application instructions.