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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
MS Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($73,055/Yr)₹69.6L/Yr
Living
($21,264/Yr)₹20.26L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Programs
Tuition:  
($62,226/Yr)₹59.28L/Yr
Living
($13,644/Yr)₹13L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1510
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Tuition:  
($64,588/Yr)₹61.53L/Yr
Living
($34,320/Yr)₹32.7L/Yr
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#15/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)California, USA3%Acceptance Rate
B.A/B.S Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($63,012/Yr)₹60.03L/Yr
Living
($20,991/Yr)₹20L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
($15,309/Yr)₹14.58L/Yr
Living
($7,806/Yr)₹7.44L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.B.A Economics
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
GMAT736TOEFL5.0PTE70
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Tuition:  
($77,204/Yr)₹73.55L/Yr
Living
($29,000/Yr)₹27.63L/Yr
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#9/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate
MBA Business Economics and Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($60,657/Yr)₹57.79L/Yr
Living
($18,966/Yr)₹18.07L/Yr
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#6/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate
B.A Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($66,630/Yr)₹63.48L/Yr
Living
($21,170/Yr)₹20.17L/Yr
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#6/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Yale University, New Haven

9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
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Tuition:  
($67,100/Yr)₹63.93L/Yr
Living
($19,900/Yr)₹18.96L/Yr
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#15/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
MS Applied Economics and Management
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL82
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Tuition:  
($40,986/Yr)₹39.05L/Yr
Living
($18,640/Yr)₹17.76L/Yr
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#21/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

10.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate
MS Applied Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
($62,801/Yr)₹59.83L/Yr
Living
($15,381/Yr)₹14.65L/Yr
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#9/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
MS Financial Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE330TOEFL5.5PTE68
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Tuition:  
($78,719/Yr)₹75L/Yr
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#11/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate
MA Applied Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($14,743/Yr)₹14.05L/Yr
Living
($27,396/Yr)₹26.1L/Yr
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#12/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Business and Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
($106,550/Yr)₹101.51L/Yr
Living
($21,016/Yr)₹20.02L/Yr
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#8/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
($69,798/Yr)₹66.5L/Yr
Living
($2,064/Yr)₹1.97L/Yr
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#12/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($63,974/Yr)₹60.95L/Yr
Living
($6,581/Yr)₹6.27L/Yr
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#19/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Duke University, Durham

4.3(Based on 14 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($70,137/Yr)₹66.82L/Yr
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#21/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
B.S Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
($63,178/Yr)₹60.19L/Yr
Living
($15,390/Yr)₹14.66L/Yr
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#14/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE65
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Tuition:  
($40,660/Yr)₹38.74L/Yr
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#32/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

UI-Urbana, Urbana

9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate
M.S Agricultural and Applied Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL104
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Tuition:  
($43,148/Yr)₹41.11L/Yr
Living
($14,522/Yr)₹13.84L/Yr
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