After years of hard work, furious late-night coding, and smooth data presentations, this year’s graduates of the UMD MS in Applied Economics program received their degree. These graduates proudly walked in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences commencement ceremony, with faculty and staff cheering them on.

Graduates pictured from left to right: Saketan Anand, Zhengping (Ping) Gao, Trishna Mohan, Anthony Caporale, Herman (staff), Filipe (faculty), Nicole (staff), Rebecca (Becky) Wahlenmayer, Hannah Arnold, and Lott Chidawaya.

Read more about the program and profiles of alumni, where these new grads will soon be!