The rigorous UC Davis Graduate Program in Economics gives students a strong foundation and a supportive collegial structure within which to produce a body of scholarly work and form the basis for careers in academics and leadership positions in industry.

Career The intellectually stimulating UC Davis Graduate Program in Economics prepares about 90 concurrently enrolled students to teach in college and university economics departments and business schools. Economists with doctoral credentials are highly sought among government advisory councils, congressional staffs, and private and public institutions that influence public policy. Many establish themselves as consultants advising government agencies and policy-setting organizations such as the National Economic Council, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department, the Council of Economic Advisers, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.