The University of Maryland’s STEM-designated doctoral program in Economics is consistently ranked in the top 25 economics programs in the country. The Department has about 30 faculty members. The size and diversity of the faculty permits study in virtually every major theoretical and applied area of economics including advanced macro, advanced micro, behavioral and experimental economics, comparative institutional economics, econometrics, economic development, economic history, energy and environmental economics, industrial organization, international finance and macroeconomics, labor economics, political economy, and public economics.
Although it is a large department, Maryland emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. Students are encouraged to meet frequently with their advisors to discuss their progress in the program. An active set of workshops provides a supportive environment for students who are working on their dissertations. Graduate faculty members are regularly accessible to students.
The Department's location near Washington, D.C., allows our students to benefit from our faculty’s relationship with executive agencies, congressional policy analysts, and international finance organizations.
Submitting GRE scores is required for Fall 2026 admission.
Our application deadline for Fall 2026 is December 2, 2025.
All applicants, regardless of citizenship, must demonstrate English language proficiency. Applicants are automatically deemed to have met this requirement if they hold a degree from a university in the United States or from an English-speaking country included on the UMD Graduate School’s list, which can be found at the bottom of this page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements. This decision rule is based solely on the country in which you were educated, and not on your citizenship.
All students who do not automatically meet the English proficiency requirement must provide proof of an English language test score above a threshold deemed by the University as adequate for “full enrollment” as described here: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/english-language-proficiency-requirements Our department will not consider for admission to our Ph.D. program any applicant whose TOEFL, IELTS or PTE scores do not meet the requirement for full enrollment at the time of application. No exceptions will be made.
Contact Information:
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-3544
Email: vfletche [at] umd [dot] edu
