Graduate Study in Economics
If you are an economics major at Cal State San Marcos and considering graduate work in economics, please speak with an economics faculty member. (One of the things the faculty member will advise you to do is to take additional math classes. Graduate study in economics requires both good math and statistics skills.) In the interim, here is some information on graduate study in economics.
Register for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) -- both the general test and subject test (if required). Keep in mind that the GRE general test is a very important examination and your score on the exam will be a major factor in determining what graduate school you attend. Prepare for the exam over a period of 8 months to a year. One way to prepare is by taking a GRE Prep course. Princeton Review and Kaplan offer such courses. Also, you should purchase a few GRE preparation books and work through the books carefully and often.
Information on Graduate Study in Economics and Program Rankings Stipends.
- Information on Graduate Schools at GradSchools.com
- Books to Study Before Going to Graduate School
- More books
- Choosing a Graduate Program
- Economics Departments with Graduate Programs
- Yahoo listing of Economics Departments with Graduate Programs
- Also see Graduate programs and Economics Schools
- For a listing of Graduate Programs
- More departments with Graduate Programs Ph.D. Candidates in Economics
- Rankings - see Table II on page 58
- U.S. News and World Report rankings (you will need a subscription to get more detailed information than is provided on this page).
Carefully read the information each Economics Departments places on the Web about its graduate program in economics. When applying, consider the following:
- requirements necessary for admission (GPA + GRE score + score on GRE subject test if required)
- required core courses
- field courses
