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Fifth Year Master's Programs

MA in Economics

The MA program offered by the Department of Economics is STEM-designated and offers a rigorous curriculum with quantitative training in economics. Established in the 2013-14 academic year with an initial cohort of 40 students, the MA program is now one of the top ranked terminal Economics master’s degree programs in the U.S., at one of the top ranked universities internationally.

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MPA Bridge Program

The MPA Bridge Program (formerly ECON-MPA) is now available to all undergraduate students at UT. Students who complete the MPA Bridge curriculum earn both a Bachelors degree in economics and a Master in Professional Accounting (MPA) degree. This program enables outstanding undergraduates to complete twelve hours of graduate accounting courses in their senior year toward obtaining a masters degree.

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McCombs MS Bridge Programs

The MS Bridge Programs are sequential dual-enrollment programs that enable outstanding UT Economics undergraduate students to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master's of Science degree in the course of five years.

McCombs offers MS Bridge Porgrams for the MS Finance, MS Business Analytics, MS Marketing, and MS IT and Management degrees.

Students can apply for admission to the program their junior year. The GRE/GMAT is optional as of June 2023.

If accepted, students will take three Master's level classes the summer before their senior year. They complete the rest of the program in the year following obtaining their Economics degree.

These programs also all offer a traditional route.

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