MA and MAEP Career Success
We are committed to your success!
In McMaster’s Department of Economics, you will have a team dedicated to your success as a student in the Master of Arts or Master of Arts in Economic Policy. Led by the department’s chair of graduate studies, you’ll receive career preparation, workplace advise, and professional mentorship while you hone your economics acumen and determine how best to use your skills in the workplace.
Whether you dream of a career in academia or on Bay Street, our faculty have connections across the employment spectrum and can help connect you with the people and opportunities that will position you for success after graduation. The practical skills, relevant theoretical knowledge, and industry connections you will collect during your studies will have a lasting impact on your future and career.
Career Pathways
With the support of our Graduate Placement Officer, our students find success in their field of choice in both the private and public sector.
The graduating MA and MAEP classes of 2021 enjoyed tremendous employment success. Among the candidates that reported their initial placements after graduation, 75% were employed in Canadian government branches, while the remaining 25% were pursuing doctoral studies at esteemed institutions: Queens University, the Paris School of Economics, and McMaster University. This data has continued for our graduates, as we see them pursuing careers here in Canada, and abroad.
Roles held by recent graduates
- Senior Economist
- Data Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Marketing Research Analyst
- Global Model Auditor
- Research Assistant
- Policy Analyst
- Administrative Officer
- Financial Advisor
- UX Analyst
- Director of Tax and Expenditure
- Economic Advisor
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Manager/ Senior Manager
- Data Scientist
Employers of recent graduates
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Public Sector
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A Pathway to PhD Success
Our Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Arts in Economic Policy (MAEP) provide excellent preparatory training for doctoral studies in economics or related fields. In addition to our students career success, many of our graduates continue their academic journey, perusing a PhD in Economics.
Here are the PhD programs to which MA and MAEP graduates have been accepted since 2020:
- McMaster University (Canada)
- Queen’s University (Canada)
- Paris School of Economics (France)
- University of Waterloo (Canada)
- York University (Canada)
Meet Our MA & MAEP Graduates
Syed Alifer Zaidi '2024
Alifer graduated form our MAEP program in 2024. He has been hired on at the Ontario Medical Association as an Economist.
Keith Roberts '2020
Keith graduated from our MAEP program in 2020. He worked as a Business Analyst at Manulife Financial right out of graduation, before shortly moving onto being a corporate Strategy Analyst at Open Options Corporation. In 2023, he joined our department again to begin his PhD in Economics.
Lina Sbrissa '2024
Lina completed her Undergraduate degree here at McMaster, and continued on to do an MA in economics, graduating in 2024. She has continued on to launch here career as a professional economist at the Ontario Ministry of Finance.
Recent MA and MAEP Graduates
Adam R.
Employer: FedDev Ontario
Courtney, Y.
Employer: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Elma N.
Employer: Employment and Social Development Canada
Howard, P.
Employer: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Natalya, K.
Employer: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Robert, M.
Employer: McMaster PhD
Ryan S.
Employer: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Sameer, D.
Employer: Employment and Social Development Canada
Tasnim, F.
Employer: Queens PhD
Yan, L.
Employer: Employment and Social Development Canada
Zoe, Z.
Employer: Paris School of Economics PhD
Ahmad A.
Employer: Fall 2020 Co-op
Aleksandra M.
Employer: Employment and Social Development Canada
Ali Haider M.
Employer: Employment and Social Development Canada
Amatus J.
Employer: McMaster PhD
Benjamin K.
Employer: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Education Statistics
Chneg Z.
Employer: York PhD
Jennifer F.
Employer: Waterloo PhD
Keith R.
Employer: Manulife
Kevin R.
Employer: Statistics Canada, Analyst Recruitment and Development Program
Kyoko O.
Employer: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ioana L.
Employer: Health Canada
Moez S.
Employer: Service Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada
Niu J.
Employer: Easy Education
Olesya L.
Employer: Health Canada
Rachel D.
Employer: Health Canada
Shannon A.
Employer: Public Services and Procurement Canada
Shi C.
Employer: Queens PhD
Stephen
Employer: McMaster PhD
Meet the Economics Graduate Student Success Team
Pau S. Pujolas
PhD
Associate Professor, Economics
Associate Chair, Graduate Placement Officer
Alok Johri
PhD
Professor, Economics
Graduate Chair, Economics
