Master of Science in Applied Economics

New Grad Lands Economic Consulting Job: May 2025 Alumni Profile

By Nicole Roussell

Just after graduating from UMD’s top-ranked M.S. in Applied Economics, May 2025 grad Sophia Vaccaro started a new job at Monument Economics Group as a Research Analyst. Congrats Sophia! Our newest alumni profile starts this way:

“Sophia finished the M.S. in Applied Economics in May of 2025, and immediately started working with Monument Economics Group as a Research Analyst. In her two years in the M.S. program, she interned at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Corn Refiners Association as a Trade Policy Intern…”

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