best colleges for econ?

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<p>I want to major in economics in college but go into law or politics from there, rather than continue studying economics further. In that specific case, what college should I go to. Originally, I thought attending a college with a strong econ program would be helpful but now I'm not so sure. </p>

<p>Instead of going to a school with a top econ program, would it be more beneficial to attend a school that produces more lawyers or people that go into law? Think Georgetown, where its proximity to D.C. could help a future lawyer/politician, rather than Uchicago, which is superb for econ majors.</p>

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<p>Not necessarily. You want an undergrad education that prepares you for the demands of grad school. Most liberal arts colleges and schools like UChicago, Northwestern produce many lawyers. There are lawyers that did philosophy, political science, etc in undergrad. Now, if you want to do political science, it may help to major in International Studies, Political Science. But even for pol sci, econ is a very good major. I suggest you stick with it.</p>