Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Master of Science
Program in Applied Economics
Dr. John Straub, Program Director Straub@umd.edu
College Park location
1102 Morrill Hall
Program Coordinator:
Hardeep Chowdhary
(301) 405-3557 CPmasters-econ@umd.edu
Washington, DC location
1400 16th Street, NW
Suite 140
Washington, DC 20036
Program Coordinator:
Breana Dinh
(202) 525-4308 DCmasters-econ@umd.edu
Videos About Our Program
The series of videos below constitute an online Information
Session about our program. Each video corresponds to a
different section of a PowerPoint presentation.
Video 1: Welcome and
Introductions
Put faces to the names of our program director, Professor
John Straub, and the program coordinators Hardeep Chowdhary
(College Park location) and Breana Dinh (DC location).
Video 3: Placement of
our Graduates, STEM Designation, CBE Credential
Some details from program director, Dr. John Straub, about the
employment of our graduates, the program's STEM designation,
and the Certified Business Economist (CBE)
credential available to our graduates through our partnership
with the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
Details about the timing of class meetings and plans of study
that permit completing the degree in as little as 15 months,
or pursuing the degree at a slower pace.