Within weeks of May 2025 graduation from UMD’s M.S. in Applied Economics program, Jai Joshi began his new data analyst job at The Surety & Fidelity Association of America in the Statistics department. Great work, Jai! Catch up on our newest alumni profile:
“Jai enrolled in the Applied Economics master’s program in Fall 2023 after earning a bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from Ahmedabad University in India….”
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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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Yixing Zhang, Jai Joshi, and Connor Drucis stand proudly in the pre-commencement green room with College Park Program Director Dr. Filipe Lage in the above photo. Graduates celebrated their accomplishments in UMD’s tough and rigorous but rewarding MS in Applied Economics program on Wednesday, May 21, at UMD’s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences commencement. Graduates have found exciting jobs with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Bates White, US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Ernst & Young, Pinterest, World Bank, and more.
Read about our 90%+ job placement rate within 3 months in the economics field and our alumni profiles to hear more about where alumni have gone.
Mid-spring semester, Master’s students went to a employer panel and Q&A, where employers speak about their work and break out into smaller groups for discussion with students, including Optimal Solutions Group, Ankura, and Morgan Stanley.
The Master’s program in Applied Economics at UMD, as a part of the broader high-ranking UMD Economics department, participates in myriad events, such as employer panels, job fairs, guest lectures, and conferences, and this panel is one of those benefits that Master’s students are able to take advantage of at a large institution just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC.
Read more about the program, the admissions requirements, and the widespread and fascinating jobs that alumni have started after completing their MS in Applied Economics at UMD.
This month, the Economics Department hosted the fourth Neil Moskowitz Economics Lecture, given by Matthew Gentzkow entitled “Social Media and Social Good.” Matthew Gentzkow is Landau Professor in Technology and the Economy at Stanford University.
The first Moskowitz speaker, Daron Acemoglu, was co-recipient of the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize. This lecture series brings high profile academic and policy-making economists to campus to talk about what economic research can tell us about the contemporary challenges facing countries and societies across the globe. The lecture series is named in honor of Neil Moskowitz, a UMD Economics alumnus who continues to support our department and college in many important ways.
Second-year MS in Applied Economics student Logan McNaney dominated a recent rematch lacrosse game against Notre Dame, as reported in The Diamondback.
In last season’s national championship game against Notre Dame, the star goalkeeper allowed the third most goals in his career and Maryland lost badly. But this time, ranking eighth nationwide for goals allowed per game, he saved 16 shots, held their offense to just 10 goals, and majorly contributed to the Terps’ 11-10 win. This is, of course, all while finishing out his time in the rigorous master’s program.