{"id":287,"date":"2020-02-14T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advanced.jhu.edu\/academics\/graduate-degrees\/test-prog\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:03:10","slug":"ms-applied-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advanced.jhu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/ms-applied-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"MS in Applied Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MS in Applied Economics Program Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Part business, part social science, economics is an incredibly broad field with more career opportunities than most people first realize. Economists can work in state and federal government, in research and development, and in finance and insurance\u2014and it\u2019s a field in high demand. The U.S. Department of Labor expects demand to increase faster than the average occupation through 2030<sup>1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>With its range of electives, the Johns Hopkins MS in Applied Economics gives you the flexibility to design a degree plan that fits your professional goals and economic interests, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental economics<\/li>\n<li>Financial economics<\/li>\n<li>Health economics<\/li>\n<li>International economics and development<\/li>\n<li>Spatial economics<\/li>\n<li>Public policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll gain plenty of practical experience in quantitative methods, and you will explore emerging areas like machine learning.<\/p>\n<h3>Study on Your Terms<\/h3>\n<p>Your career keeps you busy, and we designed our graduate program with that in mind. 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