Master of Science in Applied Economics

’25 MS in Applied Economics Grad Starts New Data Role

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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New Grad Lands Economic Consulting Job: May 2025 Alumni Profile

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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