Colleges and Universities Offering Master of Arts in Economics in Kenya

Institutions Offering Master of Arts in Economics

•  Egerton University, Nakuru  
  Course entry requirements:
  (i) All applicants for registration shall be processed in the first instance through the relevant Department in which registration is sought. The Department shall then forward all such applications with appropriate comments to the Faculty board concerned for approval Egerton University Statutes 2008 51 and onward transmission to the Board of Postgraduate studies.
  (ii) Applicants shall be admitted to only one Degree programme at a time.
  (iii) Admission shall be confirmed by letter from the Direct, Board of Postgraduate Studies
  (iv) Admission shall be offered to holders of a Bachelor's Degree with an Upper Second Class Honours or above or equivalent qualification from recognized Institutions.
  (v) In exceptional cases, the Senate may also admit to the Master's programme a non-holder of Upper Second Class Honours provided that such candidate can, on the basis of the research and other scholarly work done, demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Senate qualification to undertake postgraduate studies.
  (vi) Subject to approval by the Senate, Departments may formulate regulations requiring applicants to have attained other academic qualifications as may be consistent with the goals of their Master's programmes or to appear for an interview to determine their suitability for admission. (See annex Pre-masters)
  (vii) In exceptional cases, holder of lower second class honor may be admitted if they have two years of relevant experience.
•  Maseno University, Maseno  
  Course entry requirements:
  (i) Holder of at least an upper second class honours degree of Maseno University or any other University recognized by the Commission for University Education.
  
  
  (ii) Holder of a lower second class degree of Maseno University or any other University recognized by the Commission for University Education and Postgraduate Diploma of Maseno University or any other recognized University or evidence of at least two (2) years research experience as demonstrated by publication in peer reviewed journals.
  
  (iii) Holder of a pass degree of Maseno University or any other University recognized by the Commission for University Education. and a Postgraduate Diploma of Maseno University or any other recognized University and evidence of at least three (3) years research experience as demonstrated by publications in peer reviewed journals.
  
  
  (iv) In addition to the above, the applicant must meet the specific requirements of the Masters programme as approved by Senate
•  Kenyatta University , Nairobi  
  Entry requirements
  
  (i) Upper Second Class Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Economics and Statistics or Economics and Finance from Kenyatta University or any other recognized Institution of comparable status. OR
  
  (ii) A holder of a Lower Second Class degree in the stated disciplines from Kenyatta University or any other recognized university with two (2) years relevant experience.
  
  
  
  Specialization options
  
  (i) Financial Economics
  
  (ii) Development Economics
  
  (iii) Economic Policy and Management
  
  (iv) Health Economics
  
  (v) International Economics
  
  (vi) Agricultural Economics
  
  (vii) Economics
  
  (viii) Econometrics
  
  (ix) Environmental Economics
  
  
  Course duration: 18 months
•  The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi  
  Course entry requirements:
  -Bachelor’s / Baccalaureate Degree 2nd Class Honors Upper Division,
  or 2nd Class Honors, Lower Division with 2 years working experience
  or a Pass with a Postgraduate Diploma in a related field.
  
  Intakes in January, May and September
•  Rongo University, Rongo  
  Duration: 4 semesters
  
  Tuition fees: 50,000/= per semester
  
  Minimum entry requirements:
  - Bachelors degree with First Class or 2nd Class Upper OR
  - Second Lower Honors with two years’ work experience
•  South Eastern Kenya University, Kitui  
  Course entry requirements
  -A relevant bachelors degree of South Eastern Kenya University or any other recognised university, or other qualifications considered by University Senate as equivalent to a relevant bachelor’s degree
•  Pwani University, Kilifi  
  
•  University of Nairobi, Nairobi  
  
•  Kisii University, Kisii.  
  
•  Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega  
  
•  Mount Kenya University, Thika  
  

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