Echoing what Eva said, I think you should consider waiting a year then apply for IDE / applied econ masters. An IDE program is probably the right fit given your goals, but I don’t know any beyond Yale’s IDE which expects you to already have worked in development first.
For Applied Econ, I like University of Maryland’s Applied Economics Master’s program. The program only requires Calc I and is very transparent about what it can do. Dev / global health placements, content, and networking will take a huge hit compared to IDE programs though.
You can use the year in the workforce to save money and take online classes on the side. Believe me, you’ll want the savings. Development and global health can be financially tough in early career.
In general, the econ and math background required isn’t too high for these type of real-world Master’s degrees. Working + getting good grades in first-semester calculus, first-semester probability and stats, intermediate micro, and intermediate macro may be enough for admission.
Echoing what Eva said, I think you should consider waiting a year then apply for IDE / applied econ masters. An IDE program is probably the right fit given your goals, but I don’t know any beyond Yale’s IDE which expects you to already have worked in development first.
For Applied Econ, I like University of Maryland’s Applied Economics Master’s program. The program only requires Calc I and is very transparent about what it can do. Dev / global health placements, content, and networking will take a huge hit compared to IDE programs though.
You can use the year in the workforce to save money and take online classes on the side. Believe me, you’ll want the savings. Development and global health can be financially tough in early career.
In general, the econ and math background required isn’t too high for these type of real-world Master’s degrees. Working + getting good grades in first-semester calculus, first-semester probability and stats, intermediate micro, and intermediate macro may be enough for admission.
Understood, thanks so much for the advice!