For Graduate Students
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
HOURS OF OPERATION: M-F 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
ACADEMIC ADVISING is available virtually, in-person, or via email.
Virtual or in-person advising appointments:
Must be scheduled in advance by emailing econgrad@gmu.edu using your Mason email account (all University personnel are required to communicate only via Mason email). Please include "Advising requested" in your subject line.
Emailing Your Advising Questions:
Email econgrad@gmu.edu using your Mason email account (all University personnel are required to communicate only via Mason email). Please include a subject line that accurately indicates your question. We will prioritize based on subject lines and date received.
Our Graduate Programs
The Department of Economics at George Mason University offers a master's and a doctoral degree in economics. The department is noted for its emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative comparative institutional analysis and its focus on the relations among economic, political, and legal institutions. This is reflected in the specializations associated with the department: Austrian economics, constitutional political economy, experimental economics, law and economics, new institutional economics, and public choice. We offer a strong core of courses in applied economics and our faculty apply economic theory to a wide range of allied disciplines, including political science, philosophy, sociology, history, and classics.
For Current Graduate Students in Economics
The Economics Graduate Studies Office is responsible for matters related to the department’s graduate programs. This office is your department resource for information and questions about the relevant rules and procedures required for completing your graduate degree.
The staff of the Graduate Studies Office provide advising and monitoring of degree requirements for our graduate student cohorts:
- PhD in economics program
- MA in economics (On-Campus option)
- MA in economics (Online option)
- Bachelors/Accelerated MA in Economics.
Professor Carlos Ramirez, as the Director of Graduate Programs, has overall responsibility for the administration of the Economics Graduate Studies Office and all its programs which includes graduate funding matters and admission decisions to each of our graduate programs. He also serves as the PhD Director and MA Director of the MA On-Campus option.
Professor Christopher Coyne serves as the MA Director of the MA Online option and primarily oversees admission to the program and advising.
Valerie Sasser (Interim Graduate Coordinator) organizes and coordinates the flow of work and information both within the Economics Graduate Studies Office and between the Office and other University units. She should be your first point of contact for advising as well as most of your issues, questions, and forms. Valerie Sasser can be contacted by emailing econgrad@gmu.edu.