In the academic community the MA program has quickly become highly regarded. Ph.D. placement has been strong, and more importantly, performance within Ph.D. programs has been outstanding.
Most graduates continue in academia, however, every year a select few enter careers in the private sector. For students interested in obtaining a position outside of academia, the department has excellent resources, including a dedicated staff for your assistance.
Academic Program Placement 2011
| Kofi Acquah | Brown University |
| Richard Brady | University of California, San Diego |
| Ouyang Fu | Duke University |
| Zeqiong Huang | Duke University, Fuqua School of Business |
| Christopher Lau | The Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School |
| Erik Lillethun | University of California, San Diego |
| Song Ma | Duke University, Fuqua School of Business |
| Zhixia Ma | Iowa State University |
| Ioannis Spyridopoulos | Oxford University |
| Zhiyu Wang | University of Minnesota |
| Sui Wu | North Carolina State University |
| Bicheng Yang | Washington University-St. Luis, Olin Business School |
| Yang Yu | Duke University |
| Yichong Zhang | Duke University |
| Wenjia Zhu | Boston University |
Academic Program Placement 2006 - 2010
| Arizona State University | PhD Finance |
| Boston University | PhD Economics |
| Columbia University | PhD Finance |
| Duke University | PhD Economics |
| Duke University | PhD Political Science |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | MBA |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | PhD Accountancy |
| Duke University Fuqua School of Business | PhD Marketing |
| Duke University Sanford Institute for Public Policy | PhD Public Policy |
| Emory University Goizueta Business School | PhD Finance |
| European University Institute | PhD Economics |
| Georgia State University | PhD Economics |
| Georgia State University Robinson College of Business | PhD Accountancy |
| Georgia State University | PhD Public Policy |
| Harvard University | PhD Business |
| Harvard University | PhD Health Policy/Economics |
| Johns Hopkins | PhD Economics |
| Michigan State | PhD Economics |
| Northwestern University | PhD Economics |
| Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management | PhD Finance |
| North Carolina State University | PhD Economics |
| Ohio State University | PhD Agricultural Economics |
| Penn State | PhD Economics |
| Rice University | PhD Economics |
| Rutgers University | PhD Public Policy |
| Stanford University | PhD Accounting |
| Tinbergen Institute | PhD Economics |
| University of Alabama | PhD Economics |
| Universitat Pompeu Fabra | MA Public Health |
| University of California Berkeley | PhD Economics |
| University of California, Davis | PhD Economics |
| University of California, Los Angeles | PhD Economics |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
| University of Chicago Booth School of Business | PhD Finance |
| University of Maryland | PhD Economics |
| University of Maryland | JD |
| University of Maryland Smith School of Business | PhD Accounting |
| University of Michigan | PhD Economics |
| University of Pennsylvania | PhD Finance |
| University of Texas | PhD Economics |
| University of Virginia | PhD Economics |
| University of Wisconsin | PhD Economics |
| Washington University, St. Louis | PhD Finance |
| Yale University | MA Statistics |
| Yale University | PhD Public Health |
