Top Doctorate in Economics Colleges & Universities in USA in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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#2/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$73.9K/Yr
Living
$21.3K/Yr
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#3/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate
PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
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Tuition:  
$63.5K/Yr
Living
$34.3K/Yr
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#4/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT685IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$75.8K/Yr
Living
$29K/Yr
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#14/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE332TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$13.3K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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#27/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate
PhD Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$20.8K/Yr
Living
$18.6K/Yr
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#6/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate
PhD Economics
Course duration:
6 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
Programs
Tuition:  
$13.1K/Yr
Living
$7.8K/Yr
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#5/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate
PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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Tuition:  
$65.1K/Yr
Living
$21.2K/Yr
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#12/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
Ph.D Managerial Economics and Strategy
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
$61.5K/Yr
Living
$2.1K/Yr
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#22/700 QS 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:  
$106.5K/Yr
Living
$21K/Yr
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#13/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$13.1K/Yr
Living
$27.4K/Yr
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#69/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$48.5K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#26/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
$34.1K/Yr
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#44/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Brown University, Providence

7.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)Rhode Island, USA5%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$68.6K/Yr
Living
$9.8K/Yr
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#23/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Boston University, Boston

7.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA11%Acceptance Rate
PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
$69.9K/Yr
Living
$15.4K/Yr
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#119/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Purdue University, West Lafayette

7.0(Based on 18 User Reviews)Indiana, USA50%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
$40.9K/Yr
Living
$13.7K/Yr
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#62/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Finance (Business) and Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
$25.7K/Yr
Living
$16.4K/Yr
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#71/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Davis, Davis

9.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA42%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE54
Programs
Tuition:  
$48.6K/Yr
Living
$16.1K/Yr
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#251/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Rice University, Houston

8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Texas, USA7.9%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
Programs
Tuition:  
$57.2K/Yr
Living
$18.1K/Yr
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#201/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

9.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA14%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
$31.2K/Yr
Living
$17.7K/Yr
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#189/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Arizona State University, Tempe

9.3(Based on 73 User Reviews)Arizona, USA90%Acceptance Rate
Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE60
Programs
Tuition:  
$38.5K/Yr
Living
$19K/Yr
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