Harvard University’s Department of Economics is rated No. 1 by both RePEc and "U.S. News & World Report." U.S. News also ranked Harvard as no. 1 in development economics, industrial organization and international economics specialties among graduate schools. Although relatively expensive compared to other universities, Harvard has had a unique program since 2007 limiting debt incurred by students whereby undergraduates pay a percentage of their family’s income and those with incomes under $60,000 do not pay at all.
Department of Economics
Harvard University
Littauer Center
1805 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-2144
economics.harvard.edu
RePec ranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology No. 3 among American departments of economics. However, its graduate school was tied for first place by U.S. News, which ranked its graduate school No. 2 in econometrics and No. 1 in macroeconomics, microeconomics and public finance. In 2010 you would pay about $39,000 a year in tuition as an undergraduate or graduate at MIT.
Department of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02142
617-253-3361
econ-www.mit.edu
Princeton was No. 4, according to RePEc rankings for economics universities, but its graduate school was tied for No. 1 by U.S. News, which also ranked its international economics program as No. 2 among American graduate schools. Tuition and fees as of 2010 were about $35,000 a year as an undergraduate.
Department of Economics
Fisher Hall
Princeton, NJ 08544-1021
609-258-4000
princeton.edu/economics
RePEc’s No. 2 economics school is the University of Chicago. With 5 out of 5 points, its graduate school was also tied for first place by U.S. News, who also ranked it No. 1 in labor economics and No. 2 in macroeconomics. As of 2010, the cost of undergraduate tuition and fees is about $41,000 a year.
The University of Chicago
Department of Economics
1126 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
773-702-1234
economics.uchicago.edu
Although the University of California at Berkeley’s graduate school was only ranked No. 6 by "U.S. News & World Report," it was No. 5 according to RePEc rankings. U.S. News did rank the graduate school’s international economics department as No. 4 in the country. Tuition and fees for undergraduates in the 2010-11 school year are about $11,000 if you’re a resident or $34,000 if you’re a nonresident.
University of California, Berkeley
Economics Department
508-1 Evans Hall #3880
Berkeley, CA 94720-3880
510-642-0822
econ.berkeley.edu