8 fee-waived master's programs in Economics — US

8 programs for a master's in Economics in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Jan 2 +1
    Annual tuition
    $55,960
    Program duration
    30 months
  2. 2
    Application deadline
    Apr 15 +3
    Annual tuition
    $71,266
    Program duration
    12 months
  3. 3
    Application deadline
    May 1
    Annual tuition
    $93,312
    Program duration
    9 months
  4. 4

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    Masters of Applied Economics

    Application deadline
    Jan 15
    Annual tuition
    $60,152
    Program duration
    18 months
  5. 5

    University of Southern California

    Progressive MS in Health Economics

    Application deadline
    Jun 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $56,846
  6. 6

    Vanderbilt University

    Master of Arts in Economics

    Application deadline
    Feb 15
    Program duration
    21 months
  7. 7
    Application deadline
    Apr 15 +3
    Annual tuition
    $71,266
    Program duration
    12 months

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Complete Program List8 programs

The complete list of Economics Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#8Yale UniversityJoint Degree with Master of Arts in International and Development Economics30 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Professional Studies (MPS) in Applied Economics and Management (Applied Behavioral Economics and Individual Choice)12 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Professional Studies (MPS) in Applied Economics and Management (Technology Management)12 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Health Science (MHS) in Global Health Economics9 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMasters of Applied Economics18 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaProgressive MS in Health Economics
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Arts in Economics21 months
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstMaster of Arts in Economics

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