Top Economics Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%q8kmCZ
MS Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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J9uNHw:  
($73,055/Yr)₹70.74L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($21,264/Yr)₹20.59L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%q8kmCZ
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
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J9uNHw:  
($62,226/Yr)₹60.25L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($13,644/Yr)₹13.21L/Yr
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#1/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%q8kmCZ
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
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J9uNHw:  
($48,703/Yr)₹47.16L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($34,320/Yr)₹33.23L/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%q8kmCZ
Bachelor Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7
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J9uNHw:  
($43,130/Yr)₹41.76L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($20,991/Yr)₹20.33L/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%q8kmCZ
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
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J9uNHw:  
($15,309/Yr)₹14.82L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($7,806/Yr)₹7.56L/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
MBA Economics
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7PTE70
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J9uNHw:  
($30,312/Yr)₹29.35L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($29,000/Yr)₹28.08L/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%q8kmCZ
MBA Business Economics and Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100
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J9uNHw:  
($60,657/Yr)₹58.73L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($18,966/Yr)₹18.36L/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%q8kmCZ
BA Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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J9uNHw:  
($50,373/Yr)₹48.78L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($21,170/Yr)₹20.5L/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%q8kmCZ
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
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J9uNHw:  
($67,100/Yr)₹64.97L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($19,900/Yr)₹19.27L/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%q8kmCZ
MS Applied Economics and Management
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL82
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J9uNHw:  
($40,986/Yr)₹39.69L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($18,640/Yr)₹18.05L/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%q8kmCZ
MSc Applied Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7PTE68
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J9uNHw:  
($63,135/Yr)₹61.13L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($15,381/Yr)₹14.89L/Yr
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#9/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

Columbia University, New York City

10.0(Based on 23 User Reviews)New York, USA4%q8kmCZ
MS Financial Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE330TOEFL5.5PTE68
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J9uNHw:  
($78,719/Yr)₹76.22L/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%q8kmCZ
MA Applied Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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J9uNHw:  
($14,743/Yr)₹14.28L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($27,396/Yr)₹26.53L/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%q8kmCZ
Ph.D Business and Economics
Course duration:
3 years
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J9uNHw:  
($106,550/Yr)₹103.17L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($21,016/Yr)₹20.35L/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
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J9uNHw:  
($39,054/Yr)₹37.82L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($2,064/Yr)₹2L/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%q8kmCZ
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5
jpctdh 8 pUnZ5J
J9uNHw:  
($63,974/Yr)₹61.95L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($6,581/Yr)₹6.37L/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
jpctdh 5 pUnZ5J
J9uNHw:  
($70,137/Yr)₹67.91L/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%q8kmCZ
BSc Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7.5
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J9uNHw:  
($63,178/Yr)₹61.18L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($15,390/Yr)₹14.9L/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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J9uNHw:  
($40,660/Yr)₹39.37L/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%q8kmCZ
M.S Agricultural and Applied Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL104
jpctdh 3 pUnZ5J
J9uNHw:  
($43,148/Yr)₹41.78L/Yr
lpofqY: 
($14,522/Yr)₹14.06L/Yr
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