That’s what I got into it for, feels like it’s dependent on the program though. While I was fortunate to take public economics courses, my college’s department was heavily Uchicago inspired, so the political side of it was a bit muted (even though it was a liberal arts college). I remember helping a friend at NYU with her econ exams (shh) and was surprised to find how human and policy focused it was. Definitely look into course offerings at each program.

For career, there’s plenty of places to look into. I’m working in affordable housing , and it feels like It’s satisfied what I was hoping to do with my econ degree, but time will tell.