The Economics Department offers a Bachelor's/Master's degree. The department does not offer Master's level courses, so you earn the MA for taking PhD level classes. This program is designed for students who plan to pursue a PhD program in economics, finance, public policy, or statistics or who are looking for private or public sector positions that require significant technical research skills. UGA undergraduates must have a minimum 3.5 GPA to be considered.

A combined Bachelor's/Master's degree calls for a carefully coordinated four-year or five-year plan of study and close cooperation among several academic advisors. This is especially true in economics where a joint degree student must take many math and statistics courses in his or her first few years at UGA. Therefore, students interested in the combined degree program should discuss the opportunity with an Honors and departmental advisor while they are first-year students, and these advisors will help each student develop a plan of study.

The Economics Department is strongly committed to training its graduate students to be high quality teachers. This commitment to excellence enhances the job market opportunities of graduate students and ensures that undergraduates receive outstanding instruction. The department provides Ph.D. students with many opportunities for instructional training and feedback. The primary principle on which the department's policies are based is that teaching responsibilities should be balanced with sufficient progress towards completing the degree.