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Lehigh University鈥檚 College of Business offers a STEM-designated MS degree in Applied Economics. It is a relatively rare economics program because it is one of the few business-school-offered programs that is completely focused on the Masters level. While there is the option to apply to continue toward a Ph.D., the focal point of this program is on the Master's degree itself.

About The Program

Lehigh University鈥檚 College of Business offers a Master of Science (MS) degree in Applied Economics, which is STEM-designated. It is a relatively rare economics program because it is one of the few business-school-offered programs that is completely focused on the Masters level. While there is the option to apply to continue toward a PhD, the focal point of this program is on the Master's degree itself.

The Lehigh MS in Applied Economics offers the following:

• Intimate interaction with professors and colleagues with very small class sizes
• Recognized top quality instruction by faculty who have won university teaching awards
• Current and relevant research continually being undertaken by faculty in their respective fields
• Opportunity to supplement the educational experience with elective courses in finance, international relations, engineering, political science, mathematics, or marketing
• Recent graduates of the program are employed at organizations such as AT&T, PPL Corp, Towers Perrin, KPMG, Merrill Lynch, U.S. Department of Labor, IBM, Geico, Morgan Stanley, Moody's Analytics, SEI Investments, Veritable, and Accenture; many students have also gone into Ph.D. programs at Lehigh University or at such schools as Carnegie Mellon, University of North Carolina, Harvard University, and Binghamton University

STEM Designated Degree

The MS in Applied Economics program contains an interdisciplinary curriculum that includes STEM fields, which qualifies the program as a STEM designated degree.

Lehigh University鈥檚 College of Business offers a STEM-designated MS degree in Applied Economics.

With an emphasis on quantitative data analysis, the MS in Applied Economics prepares students for both industry and academia. Supported by a faculty known for strong research鈥攁s well as award-winning teaching鈥攕tudents benefit from an intimate and highly selective program.

The full-time curriculum is built on five core courses, listed below. Students then choose one of two tracks: Competition and Market Analysis, or Policy Economics. Three courses are taken in the chosen track. Typically there are up to two additional elective courses in economics or related fields in business and data analytics. The program is 30 credit hours (10 courses) total.

Choose one of the following two program tracks:

• Competition and Market Analysis
• Policy Economics

• Competition and Market Analysis
• Policy Economics