The Best University for Economics

University of Chicago

• The University of Chicago's Department of Economics is one of four top-rated economic programs in the United States. The most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings, released in 2009, placed the University of Chicago's economic department in a tie with three other institutions. Chicago's graduate program in economics is part of a collaborative effort with the school's world-class business college. Students are awarded a joint Ph.D. in financial economics and a master of business administration, or MBA. Areas of emphasis include economic theory, macroeconomics and econometrics. The university's faculty members are top-rated researchers in their fields of economics and are regularly rewarded for their research efforts.

  University of Chicago
  Economics
  1126 E. 59th St.
  Chicago, IL 60637
  773-702-8254
  economics.uchicago.edu

Princeton University

• Another leading institution in the field of economics is Princeton University. Princeton regularly draws the best applicants in the discipline to its world-class department. The highly selective Ph.D. program at Princeton has several areas of research emphasis: economic theory, econometrics, finance, international economics and economic policy studies. Typical course offerings include macroeconomic and microeconomic theory, advanced economic theory and econometrics, public finance, economics of labor, international trade and demography.

  Princeton University
  Department of Economics
  Fisher Hall
  Princeton , NJ 08544
  609-258-4000
  princeton.edu/economics/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is generally recognized for its engineering and science programs, has made a science of economic research. MIT economists are among the best in the world, regularly winning awards and serving as key members of major economic organizations and councils. For instance, MIT doctoral graduate Robert Hall is president of the American Economic Association. Like those at Chicago and Princeton, MIT's graduate economic program is highly selective, admitting only 3 percent of its applicants each year. Areas of research emphasis within the department include public finance, macroeconomics, microeconomics, labor economics, advanced theory and economic development.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Department of Economics
  50 Memorial Drive
  Cambridge, MA 02142
  617-253-8787
  econ-www.mit.edu

Harvard University

• Harvard University is the fourth institution at the top of the U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2009. Like the other three institutions, Harvard is known for the quality of its graduate program in the field of economic research, although it should be noted that the undergraduate department is considered among the best in the world as well. The Ph.D. program emphasizes several research fields such as international economics, economic history, fiscal and monetary policy, labor economics, industrial organization and behavioral economics. Harvard's program is well known for its interdisciplinary nature: Students regularly conduct research with other departments such as the school of business, the law school and the school of government. Harvard's economic faculty members include award-winning economists and researchers such as department chair John Campbell.

  Harvard University
  Department of Economics
  Littauer Center 201
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-8927
  economics.harvard.edu