PhD in Economics Programs

Harvard University

• The Ph.D. program in economics at Harvard University features core courses in market design, behavioral finance and time series analysis. Doctoral students can earn stipends and tuition assistance while gaining teaching experience through teaching fellowships. The Department of Economics uses classrooms and student work spaces in the Littauer Center. Economics students track down reports, newspapers and journals at the Kress Collection of Business and Economics. Faculty and Ph.D. students submit articles on current economic issues to the school's Quarterly Journal of Economics.

  Harvard University
  Massachusetts Hall
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1000
  harvard.edu

University of Chicago

• Ph.D. students in economics at the University of Chicago specialize in fields like monetary economics, economic history and asset pricing. This Ph.D. program requires students to complete courses in price theory, theory of income and empirical analysis. Students can brush up on statistics and calculus during the two-week Math Camp that takes place each August. The Department of Economics also works with the Booth School of Business to offer a joint Ph.D. in financial economics. Faculty and doctoral students pursue research opportunities through the Economics Research Center and the Institute on Computational Economics.

  University of Chicago
  1126 E. 59th St.
  Chicago, IL 60637
  773-702-1234
  uchicago.edu

University of California-San Diego

• The Department of Economics at the University of California-San Diego offers a three-year Ph.D. program in economics. Students spend their first two years in courses on econometrics, political economy and labor economy. Each student uses the third year to complete a final research project to be presented to a faculty committee. The Walter Heller Memorial Prize is given annually by the department to the student with the best third-year research project. University centers like the Institute of Applied Economics and the Center for Environmental Economics offer research opportunities to Ph.D. candidates.

  University of California-San Diego
  9500 Gilman Drive
  La Jolla, CA 92093
  858-534-2230
  ucsd.edu

Rice University

• Rice University's Department of Economics includes courses in econometrics, health economics and tax policy in its doctoral program. Ph.D. students in economics must complete workshops on macroeconomics and microeconomics before starting dissertation research. The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy hosts events and offers research opportunities to Ph.D. students. The Department of Economics also organizes conferences on health care and state economic policy featuring papers from doctoral students. Graduating students can use the department's Ph.D. Alumni Placements service to promote their credentials on the Rice University website.

  Rice University
  6100 Main St.
  Houston, TX 77005
  713-348-0000
  rice.edu