Overview

Students of the Economics program at The University of Arizona work closely with faculty, and most students receive financial support for their entire residency in the department.

The Department's faculty has long been among the world's best in experimental economics and in economic history. The Department also maintains a strong focus on microeconomics, particularly industrial organization and labor economics.

Some of our students choose a concentration in financial economics, and we offer a Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics in conjunction with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

What you'll learn

The first two years are geared towards transitioning students into research by formally teaching the computing skills necessary for research and providing students early experience with the research process.

The first year of a student’s program emphasizes comprehensive coursework in the modern concepts and techniques of microeconomic theory and econometrics. This first year also includes novel courses that teach students the coding skills and computational methods necessary for modern research. First-year students also gain exposure to behavioral and experimental economics, meet each of the faculty through a research seminar, and write a first research paper. The preliminary exam for the PhD occurs at the end of the first year.

During the second and third years students work closely with the faculty in seminar courses and workshops. It's here that students make the transition to doing their own research. Students write research papers at the end of their second and third years that the students present to the department. Students receive faculty feedback through a structured evaluation process. These papers often end up as dissertation chapters. Close faculty-student interaction often leads students into collaborative research with one or more faculty members.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Microeconomic Theory

Dynamic Economic Analysis

Applied Economic Analylsis

Theory of Quantitative Methods in Economics

Econometrics

Experimental Economics

Behavioral Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

75 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

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