Top Economics Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026 - Fees, Requirements & Eligibility
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#2/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
MS Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$72.6K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$66.6K/Yr
Living
$21.2K/Yr
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#5/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate
B.A Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL80
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Tuition:  
$59.3K/Yr
Living
$13.6K/Yr
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#5/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$64.6K/Yr
Living
$34.3K/Yr
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#7/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$62.9K/Yr
Living
$21K/Yr
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#9/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$15.3K/Yr
Living
$7.8K/Yr
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#10/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Yale University, New Haven

8.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7PTE70
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Tuition:  
$61.8K/Yr
Living
$19.9K/Yr
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#14/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate
M.B.A Business Economics and Public Policy
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$50.5K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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#15/3118 THE Ranking 2026

University of Chicago, Chicago

7.3(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.B.A Economics
Course duration:
21 months
Exams Accepted:
GMAT736TOEFL104PTE70
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Tuition:  
$77.2K/Yr
Living
$29K/Yr
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#16/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

8.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate
MS Applied Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
$62.8K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#18/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$51.1K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#18/3118 THE Ranking 2026

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate
M.A Applied Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$37.5K/Yr
Living
$27.4K/Yr
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#20/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:
GRE330TOEFL100PTE68
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Tuition:  
$78.7K/Yr
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#23/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$106.5K/Yr
Living
$21K/Yr
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#24/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$61.3K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#28/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Duke University, Durham

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$67.2K/Yr
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#30/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$69.8K/Yr
Living
$2.1K/Yr
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#31/3118 THE Ranking 2026

New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$56.5K/Yr
Living
$6.6K/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

9.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA14%Acceptance Rate
M.Sc Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GMAT680IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$33.2K/Yr
Living
$17.7K/Yr
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#41/3118 THE Ranking 2026

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:  
$43.1K/Yr
Living
$14.5K/Yr
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