26 Economic Policy Masters Degree Programs

The MSc in Economics and Policy for Business is an interdisciplinary programme that bridges economics, public policy, and business strategy. Designed in response to global regulatory and economic challenges, it equips students with analytical tools, strategic insight, and applied experience to navigate complex policy environments and drive informed business decisions.

- The University of Tartu is ranked in the top 300 universities globally in business and economics. - Become an innovative and entrepreneurial public sector specialist with modern economic knowledge. - Learn to shape economic policy in the digital age. - Flexible studies allow you to combine work and university life.  - Study in the University of Tartu Delta Centre, which brings together a vibrant community of students, researchers and innovators in computer science, business and economics, mathematics and statistics.

The Elliott School’s Master of Arts in International Economic Policy (MIEP) is an interdisciplinary program that provides a strong foundation for understanding new challenges in the global economic system. Get the hard skills that will give you an advantage in the competitive fields of international business, development economics, international economics, and more.

The Economics & Policy MSc offers strong disciplinary and methods training on Economics with an eye to applying key methodological tools in the analysis of economic policy making. It aspires to train professional economists who will embark on careers in both private and government sectors as well as international organisations that are responsible for designing and implementing economic policy.

Work on current economic policy issues and study a broad spectrum of policy issues with the MSc in Economics, Behaviour and Policy. Learn to make smarter, more effective policy, based on behavioural economics, sociology, public choice and psychology.

CEU's MA in Economic Policy program focuses on economic policy in the context of global markets. Its main goal is to equip you with solid foundations in economics, to give you a deep understanding of the economic policy process, and to provide you with the analytical ability to evaluate economic policies at the macro and micro levels.

Do you want to have an influential role in shaping policy that has a global impact? Economics is about making good choices with limited resources. Navigating the field of international economic policy is exciting and exacting, as professionals tackle complex, nuanced scenarios with far-reaching implications. As a STEM-designated degree, international students graduating from our Master of Science in International Economic Policy are eligible to apply for an extra two years of work in the United States.

Economics is more relevant than ever to understand contemporary events in the global economy and provide the tools and techniques for businesses and governments to analyse and interpret the issues and problems they face. Reflecting the needs of both private and public sector employers, our highly practical MSc prepares you to assess business problems, interpret public policy and effectively communicate the insights that economic analysis can provide. Aimed at those with a genuine interest in the application of economics to real-world situations, this course aims to provide you with an in-depth knowledge of the latest theories, practices and key concepts in economics that underpin public sector policy and business decision-making. This includes the various scenarios where we explore opportunity cost, equilibrium and disequilibrium, strategic interaction, market failure and the related concept of externalities. The focus is very much on developing the practical skills needed by a working economist – the ability to apply economic techniques to complex, multi-faceted business problems and provide specialist advice. You’ll gain hands-on experience with the industry-standard computing and econometrics software used to analyse and manipulate data.

This degree programme Economics and Public Policy (LMEPP) is a master-level program in the economics and econometrics of public policy.

Our MSc Finance programme has been principally designed to help you work on economic policy in government, central banks, public organisations and international institutions. There are several pathways to choose from, details of which can be found under the structure section below.

Master's in Economic Analysis and Policy is an integrated program focused on digital, socioeconomic, and ecological transition processes with a pluralist and interdisciplinary perspective, to develop and assess economic policies and evolve within different political, social and regional contexts.

In this Master’s programme, you will gain a better understanding of the background decision-making at policy level.

In the master's in Economic Geography, you will learn to understand these region-specific socio-economic development paths. We focus on the actions of people and firms and how they govern regional economic development: where do entrepreneurs start their businesses, how do firms grow, where do people live, where do they move to and which jobs do they have? Can we understand their choices? With this information on an individual level, you will be able to understand regional developments and formulate policy avenues to govern such processes locally, nationally and internationally.

The purpose of the MPhil in Industrial Policy is to develop the students’ intellectual competencies, intellectual independence, and practical skills in the acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and application of appropriate industrial policies to support the structural transformation of the economies of the continent.

The Geoeconomic Risks and Strategic Intelligence specialty of the "International Strategy Analyst" title trains experts capable of anticipating and managing the strategic challenges of a globalized world. Upon completion of their training, students, trained at the intersection of economics, geopolitics, and strategy, will acquire solid skills to anticipate and respond to the strategic challenges of a globalized world. It aims to provide students with the knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills to transform organizations from within in the face of current upheavals. They will be able to understand the risks associated with international crime, dependence on raw materials, and industrial oligopolies in an increasingly fragmented and constrained global market. They will have the intellectual and methodological tools and skills to conduct studies and translate their analyses into operational terms.