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
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.
Here are a few of the employers that have hired MA and MAEP graduates directly out of school since 2020:
- FedDev Ontario
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Education Statistics
- Manulife
- Statistics Canada, Analyst Recruitment and Development Program
- Health Canada
- Easy Education
- Public Services and Procurement Canada
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.
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)
Roles held by 2023/2024 graduates
- Senior Economist
- Data Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Marketing Research Analyst
- Global Model Auditor
- Research Assistant
Employers of 2023/2024 graduates
Private Sector
Public Sector
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Ontario Medical Association
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.
Roles of past graduates prior to 2023
- Policy Analyst
- Administrative Officer
- Data Analyst
- Financial Advisor
- UX Analyst
- Director of Tax and Expenditure
- Economic Advisor
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Researcher
- Manager/ Senior Manager
- Data Scientist
Employers of past graduates prior to 2023
Private Sector
- TD Bank
- Empire Life
- RBC
- DesignThinkers Group
- Mackenzie Investments
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- Seneca College
Public Sector
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Competition Bureau of Canada
- Canadian Heritage
- Transport Canada
- Ministry of Employment and Social Development
- Ontario Finance
- Service Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Bank of Canada
- Ontario Medical Association
- Natural Resource Canada
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
