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Students in our PhD programs are encouraged from day one to think of this experience as their first job in business academia—a training ground for a challenging and rewarding career generating rigorous, relevant research that influences practice.

Our doctoral students work with faculty and access resources throughout HBS and Harvard University. The PhD program curriculum requires coursework at HBS and other Harvard discipline departments, and with HBS and Harvard faculty on advisory committees. Faculty throughout Harvard guide the programs through their participation on advisory committees.

How do I know which program is right for me?

There are many paths, but we are one HBS. Our PhD students draw on diverse personal and professional backgrounds to pursue an ever-expanding range of research topics. Explore more here about each program’s requirements & curriculum, read student profiles for each discipline as well as student research , and placement information.

The PhD in Business Administration grounds students in the disciplinary theories and research methods that form the foundation of an academic career. Jointly administered by HBS and GSAS, the program has five areas of study: Accounting and Management , Management , Marketing , Strategy , and Technology and Operations Management . All areas of study involve roughly two years of coursework culminating in a field exam. The remaining years of the program are spent conducting independent research, working on co-authored publications, and writing the dissertation. Students join these programs from a wide range of backgrounds, from consulting to engineering. Many applicants possess liberal arts degrees, as there is not a requirement to possess a business degree before joining the program

The PhD in Business Economics provides students the opportunity to study in both Harvard’s world-class Economics Department and Harvard Business School. Throughout the program, coursework includes exploration of microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, probability and statistics, and econometrics. While some students join the Business Economics program directly from undergraduate or masters programs, others have worked in economic consulting firms or as research assistants at universities or intergovernmental organizations.

The PhD program in Health Policy (Management) is rooted in data-driven research on the managerial, operational, and strategic issues facing a wide range of organizations. Coursework includes the study of microeconomic theory, management, research methods, and statistics. The backgrounds of students in this program are quite varied, with some coming from public health or the healthcare industry, while others arrive at the program with a background in disciplinary research

The PhD program in Organizational Behavior offers two tracks: either a micro or macro approach. In the micro track, students focus on the study of interpersonal relationships within organizations and the effects that groups have on individuals. Students in the macro track use sociological methods to examine organizations, groups, and markets as a whole, including topics such as the influence of individuals on organizational change, or the relationship between social missions and financial objectives. Jointly administered by HBS and GSAS, the program includes core disciplinary training in sociology or psychology, as well as additional coursework in organizational behavior.

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The Harvard Department of Physics offers students innovative educational and research opportunities with renowned faculty in state-of-the-art facilities, exploring fundamental problems involving physics at all scales. Our primary areas of experimental and theoretical research are atomic and molecular physics, astrophysics and cosmology, biophysics, chemical physics, computational physics, condensed-matter physics, materials science, mathematical physics, particle physics, quantum optics, quantum field theory, quantum information, string theory, and relativity.

Our talented and hardworking students participate in exciting discoveries and cutting-edge inventions such as the ATLAS experiment, which discovered the Higgs boson; building the first 51-cubit quantum computer; measuring entanglement entropy; discovering new phases of matter; and peering into the ‘soft hair’ of black holes.

Our students come from all over the world and from varied educational backgrounds. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and attracting the widest possible range of talents.

We have a flexible and highly responsive advising structure for our PhD students that shepherds them through every stage of their education, providing assistance and counseling along the way, helping resolve problems and academic impasses, and making sure that everyone has the most enriching experience possible.The graduate advising team also sponsors alumni talks, panels, and advice sessions to help students along their academic and career paths in physics and beyond, such as “Getting Started in Research,” “Applying to Fellowships,” “Preparing for Qualifying Exams,” “Securing a Post-Doc Position,” and other career events (both academic and industry-related).

We offer many resources, services, and on-site facilities to the physics community, including our electronic instrument design lab and our fabrication machine shop. Our historic Jefferson Laboratory, the first physics laboratory of its kind in the nation and the heart of the physics department, has been redesigned and renovated to facilitate study and collaboration among our students.

Members of the Harvard Physics community participate in initiatives that bring together scientists from institutions across the world and from different fields of inquiry. For example, the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms unites a community of scientists from both institutions to pursue research in the new fields opened up by the creation of ultracold atoms and quantum gases. The Center for Integrated Quantum Materials , a collaboration between Harvard University, Howard University, MIT, and the Museum of Science, Boston, is dedicated to the study of extraordinary new quantum materials that hold promise for transforming signal processing and computation. The Harvard Materials Science and Engineering Center is home to an interdisciplinary group of physicists, chemists, and researchers from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences working on fundamental questions in materials science and applications such as soft robotics and 3D printing.  The Black Hole Initiative , the first center worldwide to focus on the study of black holes, is an interdisciplinary collaboration between principal investigators from the fields of astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy. The quantitative biology initiative https://quantbio.harvard.edu/  aims to bring together physicists, biologists, engineers, and applied mathematicians to understand life itself. And, most recently, the new program in  Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) , which lies at the interface of physics, chemistry, and engineering, will admit its first cohort of PhD students in Fall 2022.

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Throughout the year, there are always many opportunities available to undergraduates to enhance your knowledge and experience in the field of Economics.  Below are different types of opportunities currently available.

The Ec Department runs a  Semester Undergraduate Program for Economics Research  (SUPER), which pairs students with faculty for semester-long RA positions. The application and hiring cycle for Fall 2023 is now closed. The Spring 2024 cycle will accept applications starting in Dec/Jan. Please stay tuned  on our website  (and make sure you are signed up on our listserv to hear when SUPER is accepting applications).

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Research assistant, EV charging ( Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability ): Vice Provost Jim Stock and Senior Fellow Elaine Buckberg seek a paid undergraduate RA for research on EV charging. Their Harvard-led team of researchers are working to accelerate progress on public EV charging as a pathway to achieving widespread EV adoption and unlocking its climate benefits. Full-time candidates preferred; candidates should be available at least 20 hours/week for at least 12 weeks of the summer. Proficiency in Python, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Responsibilities will include web scraping, analyzing quantitative data, and background research. Read more about the project here . Please contact Elaine Buckberg ( [email protected] ) with resume, 200-300 words on your interest in the position, and your summer availability. Deadline: none given (posted 4/10/2024)

Research Assistant : Ana Antolin, PhD Candidate in Strategy at Harvard Business School, seeks one to two undergraduate research assistants to assist with various aspects of the research process, including working on background research on state-level gaming laws and legal precedent. Deadline: none given (posted 4/10/2024)

Student Trainee (summer intern) : The Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission seek interns for Summer 2024. They are looking for advanced undergraduate economics students who are interested in exploring graduate school (such as those considering a pre-doc for the fall of 2025) or economic policy jobs after graduation. They are especially interested in students with substantive experience analyzing data in Stata, R, or Python, and excellent written and oral communication skills. Deadline: rolling basis (posted 3/28/2024)

Fall 2024 Peer Tutors : The Academic Resource Center (ARC) seeks Peer Tutors for a variety of courses for the Fall 2024 term. Deadline: 5/1/2024 (posted 3/22/2024)

Research Assistant: Jared Ellias, professor at Harvard Law School, seeks full-time summer research assistants for empirical research on corporate bankruptcy and financial distress. Tasks will include reading and analyzing legal documents and business and financial data. To apply, please email Professor Ellias’ assistant Alina Kilcoyne ( [email protected] ) with a resume, transcript and a short cover email detailing your familiarity with statistical analysis and Python.  Prior familiarity with financial data, corporate law or bankruptcy is not necessary.  Programming experience is not necessary but is helpful. Deadline: none given (posted 3/11/2024)

Research Assistant: Econometrics tutoring help needed for 10-20 hours for Visiting Fellow. Undergraduate or graduate student who is proficient in using STATA, R, and EVIEWS is desired for part time assistance.  Knowledge of Python will be considered an added advantage. Pay scale negotiable. If interested, please send your resume to Prof. Richard Peiser at [email protected] . Deadline: none given (posted 2/5/2024)

Research Assistant : PhD students in the Harvard economics department (Matthew Lee Chen, Eu-Wayne Mok, and Yu-Jia Wang) seek research assistants to help with data collection for an early-stage project that explores how the Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia conditioned political change in China over the course of the 20th century. Applicants considered on a rolling basis and should apply as soon as possible. Deadline: none given (posted 2/2/2024)

Research Assistant : PhD student in the Harvard economics department (Matthew Lee Chen) seeks part-time research assistants for a project that seeks to understand how European exploration around the world conditioned a “culture of science” and imperialism at home. Deadline: none given (posted 2/2/2024)

Summer 2024 Internship : Abdiel Capital seeks summer interns to read financial reports, interview sources, and collect and analyze data. Deadline: none given (posted 2/2/2024)

Summer 24 Internship : The D. E. Shaw group seeks students with an expected grad term of Spring 2025 to apply to their summer 2024 internship program. Deadline: none given (posted 12/27/2023)

Research Assistant : PhD student seeks a research assistant to work on an ongoing project focusing on the intersection between the peace processes and on-the-ground conflict. The role will mainly require scraping data, training a language model, and labelling data. If interested, email Emily Silcock at [email protected] . Deadline: none given (posted 12/27/2023)

Research Assistant : PhD student seeks a research assistant to work on an ongoing project focusing on the intersection between the peace processes and on-the-ground conflict. The role will mainly require combing through news reports to find details of their peace processes. If interested, email Emily Silcock at [email protected] . Deadline: none given (posted 12/27/2023)

Research Assistant : Dr. Ashley Nunes (Harvard Law) is seeking an undergraduate research assistant to work on a project on the economics of decarbonization. Deadline: none given (posted 11/21/2023)

Research Assistant : Professor Leo Bursztyn (UChicago Economics) and Aakaash Rao (Harvard Economics) seek an undergraduate research assistant to work on a project on American political campaigns. Deadline: none given (posted 10/10/2023)

Research Assistant : Professor Alisha Holland (Government, Harvard) seeks a part-time RA with a strong command of Stata to help build and analyze a dataset of international infrastructure contracts for a study of electoral cycles in infrastructure contracting in the developing world. Deadline: none given (posted 9/1/2023)

Research Assistant : Jared Ellias, a professor at Harvard Law School, seeks a Fall Semester research assistant through the Institute for Quantitative Social Science for empirical research on corporate bankruptcy and financial distress. To apply, contact Alina Kilcoyne ( [email protected] ) with necessary materials. Deadline: none given (posted 8/30/2023)

Research Assistant : The Culture, Cognition, and Coevolution lab at the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology seeks an RA for the Fall semester to work on a variety of computational and programming tasks. If interested, contact Mona Xue at [email protected] . Deadline: none given (posted 8/14/2023)

Various Summer Research Assistantships at the National Bureau of Economic Research

• Pathways to Research and Doctoral Careers (PREDOC) : A one-stop place where undergraduate students from any backgrounds can find all the information they need, including available RA job positions around the country, educational material to prepare for e.g. data tests, guidance on courses to take, testimonials, and more.  
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GPI Fellowship Programme : The Global Prosperity Institute (GPI) is launching the GPI Fellowship Programme, offering candidates a 12 to 24 month paid position working in and helping to grow dynamic small businesses across Tanzania and gain real world experience in driving broad based sustainable economic growth. Deadline: 4/30/2024 (posted 3/27/2024)

Post-doctoral Fellow : The Golub Capital Social Impact Lab in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford seeks fellows for a two year post-doctoral fellowship in field experiments for impact driven social science research working with The Economics of Technology professor Susan Athey and other affiliates of the GC Lab. Deadline: none given (posted 2/29/2024)

Post-doctoral Fellow : The Golub Capital Social Impact Lab in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford seeks fellows for a two year post-doctoral fellowship in applied causal inference with machine learning methods working with The Economics of Technology professor Susan Athey and other affiliates of the GC Lab. Deadline: none given (posted 2/29/2024)

Research Assistant : The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) seeks a Research Assistant to support its work promoting evidence-based economic policy and support AESG’s Director and Policy Director, both PhD Economists, by producing original economic research and editing commissioned papers. Deadline: none given (posted 2/26/2024)

Economist : Decision Economics, Inc. (DE) seeks a full-time economist to join their economic analysis and quantitative econometric model-based information system forecasting firm serving Corporations, Financial Institutions (Banks, Asset Managers and Traders), and Individuals. Part-time hours are possible for the right candidate. Deadline: none given (posted 1/22/2024)

Research Staff Associate : Columbia Business School seeks a Research Staff Associate for the Economics Division to work on empirical and theoretical research on sovereign debt, the emergence, propagation, and resolution of sovereign debt crises. Deadline: none given (posted 1/3/2024)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professors Tong Liu, Lira Mota, Christopher Palmer, and Kerry Siani seek full-time pre-doctoral research fellows for up to two years starting summer 2024 to collaborate on empirical projects in the fields of corporate finance, capital markets, macro-finance, entrepreneurial finance, household finance, and micro-econometrics. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professors Joseph Doyle, Alexey Makarin, and Benjamin Vatter seek full-time pre-doctoral researchers to collaborate at all stages of the research process on new and ongoing empirical projects in applied economics. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professor Mert Demirer, MIT Sloan, and Michael Rubens, UCLA, seek full-time research assistants for summer 2024 to collaborate on projects in industrial organization. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : David Thesmar & Emil Verner, MIT Sloan, seek fulltime Technical Associates for at least one year, ideally two, beginning in July, 2024 to collaborate in all stages of the research process on a number of new and ongoing empirical projects in the fields of financial economics and macroeconomics. Deadline: none given (posted 12/13/2023)

Pre-doctoral Researcher : Professors Charles Angelucci and Alexey Makarin at MIT Sloan School of Management seek a full-time Predoctoral Technical Associate to help conduct research for several projects in the areas of Political Economy, Economics of Media, Applied Microeconomics in Summer 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 11/22/2023)

Research Assistant : The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks full-time, in-person research assistants to work with senior economists on a wide variety of economic policy issues related to the US economy, tax policy, international finance, political economy, financial services, and health care. Deadline: none given (posted 10/30/2023)

Research Fellow : Prof Marcella Alsan, Director of the Health Inequality Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School, seeks full-time predoctoral research fellows to start in Summer 2024 to support and collaborate on a series of projects related to the economics of health inequality within the U.S. and around the globe. Deadline: none given (posted 10/26/2023)

Strategy Associate : The Fidelity Foundations’ Strategy & Impact team seeks an associate for a strategy consulting role in social impact, with opportunity for learning and growth. Deadline: none given (posted 10/4/2023)

Research Professional :  The Booth School of Business at University of Chicago seeks full-time research assistants for a period of at least one year starting in Summer 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 10/3/2023)

Predoctoral Research Assistants : The Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance at Princeton University seeks predoctoral research assistants interested in macroeconomics and finance, to start in summer 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 9/29/2023)

Associate : Secretariat, an international consulting firm, seeks Associates for Summer 2024 starts in its Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA offices. The Associate position is an entry-level position with opportunities for advancement. Deadline: none given (posted 9/21/2023)

Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate : Charles River Associates seeks analysts at a variety of practices and locations. Deadline: none given (9/12/2023)

Research Assistant : Economics professors Dan Benjamin (UCLA), David Cesarini (NYU), Patrick Turley (USC), statistical geneticist Alex Young (UCLA), and their co-authors seek full‐time research assistants at UCLA with start dates during the summer of 2024. Deadline: none given (posted 9/12/2023)

Director’s Financial Analyst Program : The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are recruiting for the Director’s Financial Analyst (DFA) position to start in June 2024. The DFA offers two-year full-time rotational fellowships designed to engage new entry professionals in public service work. Deadline: none given (posted 9/12/2023)

Pre-Doctoral Fellowship : Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University), and John Beshears (Harvard Business School) seek a full‐time predoctoral fellow for mid-June 2024, lasting until mid-July 2025, with a potential second-year renewal. This will involve work on theoretical and empirical research related to behavioral economics, decision making, household finance, and health behaviors. Deadline: none given (posted 8/31/2023)

Research Assistant : The Federal Reserve system seeks research assistants for Spring and Summer of 2024 to work closely with economists on a variety of research questions and real-world policy issues. Deadline: none given (posted 8/30/2023)

Research Assistant Program : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeks recent grads for their Research Assistant Program (RAP). Deadline: none given (posted 8/30/2023)

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Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund:  Funding opportunities for advancing diversity, inclusion, and belonging through technology driven solutions. All Harvard students, staff, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and academic personnel are eligible to apply. 

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• Various links for funding opportunities in economics
• Echoing Green Fellowships  for funding opportunities social entrepreneurship
• Frank N. Newman Undergraduate Research Fund in Economics , rolling acceptance
• The Davis Center  for research related to Russia and Eurasia.
• Ec Dept Undergraduate Research and Travel Fund , rolling acceptance (thesis writers only)
• IQSS-OTD Entrepreneurship Program

Other Interesting Opportunities

3 Minute Thesis Competition Finals : Watch twelve seniors present their thesis research, including two econ concentrators, in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition Finals, taking place April 23 rd at 5pm in the Fong Auditorium.

Rethinking Speaker Series : On April 23rd at 5pm the Harvard College chapter of Rethinking Economics is continuing its Rethinking Speaker Series with a conversation about the housing market and the future of home ownership. Kyla Scanlon, author of In This Economy: How Money & Market Really Work will be discussing whether the time has come to think differently about wealth, ownership, and financial freedom. This will be an in-person event happening in Sever 113. The RSVP link is https://forms.gle/thndkxtVRz5xt7R26 and the event is open to anyone.

ARTS First Festival : ARTS FIRST is Harvard's annual festival of student, faculty, and community creativity, taking place April 24-28. Find the full calendar at the link above.

A Conversation with Professor Sendhil Mullainathan : On Monday, April 22nd , at 6 pm, the Charles River Economics Labs will host Professor Sendhil Mullainathan in Sever Hall 113 for a discussion on the interplay between AI/ML and behavioral economics. Please sign up here to attend .

• Participedia Summer School : Participedia seeks participants for their summer school program on Transnational Democratic Innovations taking place in person at three locations from June 10-15, 2024, held in partnership with Memorial University, the University of the Western Cape, McMaster University, the Coady Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Innovation for Policy Foundation, Missions Publiques, and Democracy International. Deadline: none given (posted 2/27/2024)

Zotero Workshops :  Attend a Zotero class to learn how to easily save references, organize PDFs, create in-text citations & footnotes, and create bibliographies automatically. 

MATLAB Boot Camp : The primary objective is to familiarize students with the MATLAB computational environment.  This boot camp does not suppose any prior experience with MATLAB or computation.

• Python Boot Camp : The Python Boot Camp is designed to provide an introduction to coding in Python. It assumes zero prior knowledge of Python or programming in general.

Qualitative Research Workshops : Harvard Library workshops for students interested in using qualitative data and doing interview-based research.

The Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association : HUEA is a forum for all students concentrating or interested in economics providing academic, professional, and social support through student mixers and intercollegiate networking events, career and internship panels, and topical discussions with faculty and professional economists. 

• Harvard Undergrads for Inclusion in Economics (HUIE) works directly with the Harvard Economics Department to create a more diverse and inclusive community within the field.  Join the club to help foster a supportive Economics community, learn more about research in Economics, and/or sign-up for their peer mentorship program. You can also follow HUIE on Twitter.  
• Interested in Study Abroad ? Meet with Office of International Education (OIE) staff and student advisers during drop-ins Monday-Thursdays, 2-4pm to chat about the vast range of academic opportunities.
• Sophomores interested in spending junior spring at Oxford or Cambridge, applications are due in January and February. View an Oxford Visiting Student panel recording to learn more!
• Enjoy coffee on the OIE with one of your fellow Economics concentrators, Kate Downey and Dan Contreras , or any of the OIE Student Adviser team members! Reach out to schedule a time to connect.
• It’s never too early to start planning. Summer and fall term applications are due in early spring and spring term applications are due in early fall.
• Hear from fellow Economics Concentrators who are willing to share their study abroad experiences with you.
• Follow the Instagram stories of students abroad this term at HarvardOIE !
• Feel free to reach out to the OIE team ( [email protected] ) and Nicole Garcia ( [email protected] ) with any questions or concerns.  

Harvard Community Bus Trips to the Forest : Harvard students, faculty, fellows, and staff may sign up for one of several free monthly bus trips to visit Harvard Forest, located 70 miles west of Harvard Square. Trips will be geared towards undergraduate and graduate students; faculty, fellows, and staff are also welcome to sign up at no cost. Registration is first come first served. 

Interested in Development?  Kiran Gajwani, part of our Ec Advising Team, is starting a casual discussion group for undergrads interested in issues facing lower-income countries.  Kiran is a development economist and hopes to use this group to foster connections between development-interested students within the economics concentration and across the College more broadly.  If you're interested, please fill out this super quick form! https://forms.gle/E9UpuHniH4qcJmNL7

Big Brothers Big Sisters : Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts seeks volunteers for their site based mentoring program. Volunteer a few hours a month on campus, at a local school, or out in the community. Deadline: none given (posted 9/20/2022)

HUIE Mentorship Program : Harvard Undergraduates for Inclusion in Economics (HUIE) invites you to participate in our mentorship program! You will get personal mentorship from an upperclassman/woman/person or a graduate student about concentrating and/or finding a career in economics.

Journal Calls for Undergrad Papers :

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Harvard Prize Office Prize Descriptions , for student achievements (esp. great for thesis writers: if you need to send thesis comments, contact [email protected] )

• Brevia , Harvard College Undergraduate Research Associate Publication, holds competitions, interviews, and writing submissions throughout the year.  
• Econ RA Guide:   Offers a community resource based off of current and former RAs in Economics.  

Master of Health Science (MHS) in Global Health Economics

Ph.D. in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania

MSPH in Health Systems and MHS in Global Health Economics at Johns Hopkins

PhD in Insurance Economics and Actuarial Analytics at University of Wisconsin School of Business

Ph.D. in Population Studies or Population Studies and Social Policy at the Office of Population Research (OPR) in Princeton University

PhD in Political Economy at the University of Chicago

MIT Sloan Master of Business Administration

Dual Masters in Applied Economics (CUHK) and Social and Economic Policy (Northwestern) : Jointly developed by the Department of Economics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University

Teaching and Teacher Leadership :  The Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) master’s program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) applications are now open.

PhD or MS degree at Michigan State University : Interested students will join a transdisciplinary and multi-institutional USDA-funded research project and pursue a PhD or MS degree at Michigan State University. This project will investigate the complex interactions and cumulative impacts of multiple shocks on the resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems in the U.S. Midwest and beyond.

MSc in Applied Economics , Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore)

Master of Research in Economics , European University Institute

• MS program in Quantitative Economics at New York University : A new MS program to be offered jointly by the Economics Departments and the Stern School of Business. 
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• Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
• Kellogg Future Leaders.  MBA deferred enrollment program. This program is for undergraduate seniors and master’s students with no work experience who can apply (and be accepted) before they finish their degree.
• PhD in Operations Management , NYU Stern School of Business
• MA programs at the George Washington University that focus on applied economics and international economic policy
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• Silver Scholars Program , Yale School of Management
• PhD in Economics at the University of Florida
• Master in Finance at Princeton University
• McCourt School of Public Policy , Georgetown
• School of Environment and Sustainability , University of Michigan
• Systems Engineering , Cornell   
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Guest post by Heer Joisher (Griffin GSAS Candidate in Developmental Biology) for MCS.

Harvard’s Mignone Center for Career Success recently hosted an insightful discussion spotlighting the remarkable journeys of a select group of GSAS alumni who have masterfully leveraged their Ph.D. degrees to forge unique and gratifying career paths. Their experiences not only illuminate the expansive landscape of career possibilities for graduate students but also stand as beacons of inspiration for Ph.D. students and recent graduates navigating their own professional journeys.  Here are some reflections I’ve summarized from the panel discussion on exploring non-academic career paths: the motivations, the timing, and the process.

Why? – A Multitude of Motivations

Dean Emma Dench’s opening remarks for the panel, noting that approximately 50% of Harvard PhDs become intellectual leaders outside academia, set the stage for a discussion on the motivations driving individuals to explore non-academic career paths. These motivations are as diverse as the individuals themselves, ranging from financial considerations to differing interpretations of job satisfaction and expectations.  Moreover, panelists emphasized the presence of abundant opportunities available beyond academia and the importance of gaining a comprehensive understanding of the broader professional landscape. Embracing this perspective involves stepping outside the traditional academic paradigms, challenging preconceptions about career paths dictated by one’s degree or department. Instead, it involves introspectively questioning what truly fosters personal fulfillment and utilizing one’s unique background and expertise to craft a career trajectory that aligns with individual aspirations.

When? – The Sooner, the Better

The panel collectively emphasized the importance of early exploration into non-academic career paths, highlighting the immense value in stepping beyond conventional trajectories and embracing diverse experiences. Their insight underscores that this journey isn’t solely about finding a different career path; it’s about broadening perspectives and building a vibrant professional community, irrespective of the ultimate career trajectory.   While transitioning out of academia may be smoother for some fields or labs compared to others, actively delving into learning about alternative career paths enables individuals to challenge norms and foster connections with mentors who can offer invaluable support along the way. The environment at Harvard, with its diverse peers and alumni network, facilitates this exploration and openness to new opportunities, acting as a catalyst for personal and professional growth.

How? – Navigating the Process

Drawing from their diverse career paths, the panelists offered valuable strategies and frameworks to guide individuals through the transition process. Each insight struck a chord with attendees, offering relatable anecdotes and invaluable guidance. Below is a compilation of key takeaways distilled from the discussion:

• Embrace Career Exploration and Experimentation:
• Explore diverse opportunities and pathways even if they seem unconventional or outside your comfort zone
• Recognize that your first job doesn’t have to be perfect, and that career progression often involves trying different roles and industries
• Utilize resources like alumni and LinkedIn to learn about different careers, and experiences
• Identify the transferable skills gained during your academic journey and identify your strengths. Introspect on how your strengths align with roles outside academia, consider doubling down on skills you excel in and enjoy.

• Cultivate Meaningful Professional Relationships:
• Approach networking with a mindset of curiosity and growth, fostering genuine relationships that support your career development.
• Articulate your accomplishments and expertise with confidence to bolster your credibility and draw opportunities towards you.
• Engage in informational interviews to gain valuable insights into various job responsibilities, organizational cultures, and career paths, allowing you to assess your fit within different professional contexts.
• Take a proactive approach to relationship-building by categorizing connections based on shared interests and goals. Remember, networking is a two-way street; look for opportunities to offer support, share insights, and connect others within your network.

• Invest in Your Professional Growth:
• View informational interviews, hands-on learning opportunities and internships as pivotal investments in shaping your future career path.
• Proactively seek out opportunities that foster continuous learning, cultivate enduring professional relationships, and steer your career in desired direction.
• Hone the art of articulation and effective communication to confidently convey your skills, experiences, and achievements, aligning them with the needs of different roles and organizations.
• Conquer decision paralysis by taking action: apply for open positions and initiate conversations with new connections. Embrace the interview process as an opportunity for growth and learning, gaining valuable insights along the way.

In conclusion, the panel discussion offered profound insights into navigating non-academic career paths. These key takeaways underscore the significance of charting one’s unique path with confidence and purpose in the dynamic landscape of non-academic careers.

Meet the Panelists:

• Elias Bruegmann, PhD : Head of Product Data Science at Stripe
• Victoria Tillson Evans, PhD : Founder & President of Distinctive College Consulting
• Marinna Madrid, PhD : Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Cellino
• Jessica Paige, PhD : Social Scientist at RAND
• Paul Schwerda, PhD : Investment Manager at Baillie Gifford
• Roger Vargas, PhD : Computational Scientist at Moderna

Quotes from Attendees:

“As an upper-level PhD student, the seminar provided valuable information and insights on careers outside of academia. It was great to hear from a diversity of people with different perspectives and who followed various career paths.” – Stephan Foianini, G5, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University

• What Can You Be with a PhD
• Beyond the Professoriate

'Cradle-To-Career' Success and the 'Vaccine to Poverty'

• Posted April 23, 2024
• By Ryan Nagelhout
• Career and Lifelong Learning
• Education Reform
• Families and Community
• Inequality and Education Gaps
• Student Achievement and Outcomes

The final Askwith Education Forum of the 2023–24 academic year at Harvard Graduate School of Education served as a powerful call for action and hope in academic reform around the United States.

“Cradle-to-Career Pathways Supporting Social and Economic Mobility,” featured the leaders of organizations working to change educational systems to better provide pathways to equity, upward mobility, educational attainment, and civic engagement.

The evening featured “the best panel you could possibly dream of to talk about this,” according to Professor Paul Reville , who served as moderator of the discussion. Guests included Kwame Owusu-Kesse, CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, a foundational cradle-to-career organization that’s become a nationwide model for the Federal Promise Neighborhoods program; Russell Booker, CEO of Spartanburg (SC) Academic Movement and an EdRedesign By All Means senior fellow ; Cecilia Gutierrez, managing director and portfolio lead for Blue Meridian Partners; and Sondra Samuels, president and CEO of Northside Achievement Zone in Minnesota. Reville introduced the group and presented data on the decline in intergenerational mobility and rise in inequitable opportunity in more recent generations of students.

“It’s time to reexamine the theory of the problem,” said Reville, whose EdRedesign Lab proposes “wraparound” support services for students including individualized education plans and embraces learning opportunities outside of the classroom.

The work of the Harlem Children’s Zone, founded by HGSE alum Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.’79, came up often as an example of how the cradle-to-career model can succeed. The organization has found success and sparked a growing network of educators advocating for fundamental changes to the educational structure in vulnerable communities around the country.

“We have 20 years of evidence that this works. So now I say that we have the vaccine to poverty,” Owusu-Kesse, a Harvard alum, said on Thursday. “And we have the responsibility to codify these best practices and share them with the field. And also work in partnership with the field because we do not have a monopoly on excellence. And we need to learn from my colleagues and innovate and move this work forward.”

The panelists often reflected on the interconnectivity of their work, which puts forth a bold vision for reform and advocacy that leaders hope is moving more to the center of the conversation about educational reform across the United States.

“What we’re talking about is changing the very trajectory of our country when it comes to [our children]. And not because it is easy,” Samuels said, echoing a quote from President John F. Kennedy about the quest to set foot on the moon.

For Booker, the former superintendent of Spartanburg’s school district who left that position to directly advocate for a cradle-to-career approach, the progress made in recent years has been noticeable.

“I’m just excited at this moment we’re in right now,” Booker said, noting the “ripple effect” he’s seen in other districts he’s interacted with in the role.

A brief question-and-answer session highlighted questions about fundraising and optimism about the future of cradle-to-career advocacy, as well as the Ed School and EdRedesign’s role in moving the work forward.

“I have a lot of hope that an institution of this caliber is focusing on the most promising work to create generational wealth and to love up on all kids, and that is happening here,” said Samuels. “It gives us a lot of cred on the street.”

You can watch the full Askwith event in the video above. 

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The Master in Public Administration Program is for aspiring leaders with real-world experience and graduate-level coursework in economics, public policy, or management.

The Master in Public Administration (MPA) curriculum is flexible. You create a study plan that reflects your academic interests, focuses on your personal and professional aspirations, and integrates across disciplines.

You may also decide to pursue a concurrent degree in business, law, medicine, or other professional fields. You’ll earn two degrees in less time and acquire even more skills you can use to make a difference in the world.

“HKS provided opportunities for me to expand the narrative of what diversity looks like in foreign policy and foreign service.” —Korde Innis MPA 2023

About the MPA Program

The MPA curriculum is flexible. You’ll create your own 64-credit study plan that reflects your academic interests and professional aspirations.

As an MPA student, you’ll take eight credits in a Policy Area of Concentration as well as four credits in each of these key areas:

• Economics and Quantitative Analysis
• Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences
• Public Ethics and Political Institutions

You’ll select your remaining credits to support your unique intellectual and professional objectives. You can take classes across academic disciplines at HKS and cross-register into courses at other Harvard graduate schools as well as at MIT Sloan School of Management and The Fletcher School at Tufts University. 

Sample Courses

• MLD-223: Negotiating Across Differences
• API-135: Economics of Climate Change and Environmental Policy
• DPI-640: Technology and the Public Interest: From Democracy to Technocracy and Back

Concurrent Degrees

You might consider  pursuing a second degree concurrently  if you’re interested in how the world’s public challenges can be addressed at the intersection of business, law, medicine, design, or other fields.

Pursuing a concurrent degree reduces coursework and residency requirements and makes it possible to earn two degrees in a shorter amount of time.

Concurrent degree students complete 48 credits at HKS, including four credits in each of the key areas:

Concurrent degree students are not required to fulfill the Policy Area of Concentration requirement.

Degree Requirements

The MPA Program consists of four semesters of full-time coursework in residence at HKS.

To graduate, you must:

• Earn at least 64 credits
• Finish with a GPA of B or better
• Earn a B- or higher in all courses counting towards the distribution requirements
• Matriculate as a full-time, in-residence student and take between 12-20 credits per semester
• Fulfill a Policy Area of Concentration requirement by taking eight credits in one of the policy areas at HKS
• Economics and Quantitative Analysis

HKS  faculty members  are among the most influential leaders and thinkers in their fields. They have contributed vital research and scholarship to their fields. Served in U.S. administrations. Founded learning labs to assist local communities. Led negotiations to reduce nuclear stockpiles. Reported on human rights abuses. Led efforts to address climate change. Advised governments and companies on gender equality.

They are doers as well as thinkers, shaping public policy and devising entrepreneurial approaches to public problems at the local, national, and international levels.  

MPA Faculty Chair

Kessely Hong

Mpa at a glance.

*Statistics are based on a five-year average.

Employment Snapshot:  MPA Class of 2023 Employment Sectors

* The number of private sector jobs secured by MPA graduates is, in large part, a reflection of the program’s many concurrent degree graduates.

Featured MPA stories

Elevating the stories of diverse, unsung women.

Jamie Mittleman MPA 2022 launched her COVID-adapted dream job: a platform for women Olympians and Paralympians.

A long military heritage shapes a desire for peace

Clark Yuan MPA 2022 wants unique perspectives to have a seat at the table when critical decisions are being made.

From Santiago to Cambridge to Paris

For Ingrid Olea MPA 2020, a journey that started with a career change has led to remarkable achievements in education policymaking.

Applying to the MPA Program

Prerequisites.

There are specific academic and professional prerequisites required to apply to the MPA Program. You must have:

• A bachelor’s degree with a strong academic record 
• Three years of professional work experience by September 1 of the year you would enroll in the program
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of International Business
• Master of International Development
• Master of International Economics
• Master of Science in Engineering

How to Apply

A complete application to the MPA Program includes the following: 

• Online application
• Three letters of recommendation
• GRE or GMAT required
• Non-native English speakers who did not earn an undergraduate degree conducted in English must submit results of the TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge English exam
• Academic transcripts
• $100 application fee or waiver

Read more about how to apply . 

The application for the 2025-2026 academic year will be available in September 2024. There is one admission application deadline and one start date for each degree program per year. You may apply to only one master's degree program per admissions cycle. 

Tuition & Fees

The cost of attendance for the 2024-2025 academic year is outlined in  Funding Your Master ’ s Education  to help you plan financially for our master’s degree programs. Living expense costs are based on residence in Cambridge. The 2025-2026 academic year rates will be published in March 2025. HKS tuition and fees are subject to change without notice. 

At HKS, we consider financing your education to be a partnership and are here to help guide you. We encourage you to explore all opportunities for funding .

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Welcome to the Berkeley Haas PhD Program! Partner with world-class faculty for a rigorous academic program in one of eight fields of study. Join a premier business school and a leading research university with a Nobel Prize-winning tradition – where you can seek new ideas and make an impact on global business and education.

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