A Letter from the Graduate Advisor

Greetings!

Thank you for your interest in graduate programs at the University of North Texas Department of Economics. Ours is a vibrant and growing program, and we hope you’ll be joining us sometime soon.

We offer four different Master’s degrees: a Master of Arts in Economics, a Master of Science in Economics, a Master of Science in Economic Research, and a Master of Science in Labor and Industrial Relations. Although each degree provides a broad-based education in economics, the focus is on the development of quantitative research skills. In today's job market, there is a growing need for people with the ability to acquire and analyze data. As a result, our graduates are uniquely equipped for today’s job market. Our program also provides excellent training for doctoral work in Economics.

Our placement record for graduate students has been excellent. The departmental placement office assists our students in the job search process. Recent graduates have been placed in high-paying positions as economists at such places as GTE, The Associates First Capital Corp., American Airlines, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bank One, the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, AT&T, and many others. In fact, of late we’ve had a very good sort of problem: we cannot seem to produce graduates quickly enough to suit the employers in this area. For links to outside employment, please see our job placement site. For those interested in using our program as a springboard to doctoral work, recent graduates have joined programs such as Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, University of Tennessee, North Carolina State University, Penn State University, University of Virginia, Claremont, and Georgia State.

Our students have also found it attractive to live in a community such as Denton. While retaining a small, university-town atmosphere, Denton is very much a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex: each city is only 30 minutes away.

So that it is possible for our students to work on their degrees while employed, our graduate classes are offered in the evenings.

Finally, there are financial aid possibilities within the Department. Indeed, over half of our graduate students receive some sort of assistance.

Whatever path you choose to follow, I wish you the very best. We hope your plans include us, and if I can provide you with any other information, please feel free to contact me at tieslau@unt.edu.

Margie Tieslau
Professor and Graduate Advisor