Study Master of Arts (MA) in Economics at York University in Canada, Faculty of Graduate Studies
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Master of Arts (MA) in Economics
York University

Canada

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About this course

What will I learn?

This program focuses on applied economic theory. We offer a one-year, course-work master’s degree program as well as a PhD program. Resources for graduate students are excellent, from libraries that subscribe to all of the major economic journals to computer labs available to students 24 hours a day.You’ll have access to three powerful Unix-based servers that run advanced computing applications such as Gauss, S-plus, Garch, Wavelette, SAS, Stata, IMSL and Unix versions of Maple and TSP.The MA program is a one-year program which begins in mid-August with the GS Economic 5000 0.0 Mathematics for Economists course. Classes for the Mathematics course begin in mid-August and are held each day from Monday to Friday - 8:30 - 11:30 am with tutorials from 12:30 - 2:30 pm for a three-week period. The final exam is scheduled at the end of the course and each student must receive a pass in order to continue in the MA program.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Graduate Studies

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
CAD$38,465.00 (US$ 27,648) per year
Health and Dental Care - 359
Application deadline

Expected February 2026

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Keele Campus

4700 Keele Street,

Toronto,

Ontario,

M3J1P3, Central Canada, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

All applicants must have a 4 year Honours baccalaureate degree (with at least a B average in the final two years) and must have successfully completed:

  • one term of university level courses in Linear Algebra, Calculus, Statistics and Econometrics (3 credits each--half courses), such as York's undergraduate AP/ECON 1530, 1540, 2500, 3210, 3500, 3530, 4210, and 4220.
  • and
  • two term courses in Intermediate Microeconomics and Intermediate Macroeconomics (6 credits each--full courses). such as York's undergraduate AP/ECON 2300, 2350, 2400, and 2450.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENT

Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) - 577
Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) : 90-91

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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