<p>Does UCSC have a good undergrad economics program ?</p>
<p>People have asked this before, but nobody's replied with an answer...</p>
<p>I was wondering how Emory's undergrad econ. program ranked relative to other schools.</p>
<p>I know that it has a strong undergrad business school (Goizueta), so I'm assuming it has a decent econ. program...but I'd just like some input on it.</p>
<p>i really would like to know about that too. especially because i dont think the econ program is part of the business school</p>
<p>When it comes to Econ, the prestige of the school determines how "good" the program is. I'd take Harvard over Chicago anyday, even if Chicago is known for its top economics program. At the end of the day, recruiters will see what college you went to and your GPA.</p>
<p>Not true,
I believe that Chicago beats Harvard in terms of econ. In fact, getting into econ. at Chicago versus getting into Harvard is about the same chance. The only difference is that Harvard is a few spots above Chicago on the whole.<br>
But if one does well in whatever major they do as long as they are in a tier one school, recruiters will go after them like hotcake.
And I remember reading somewhere that Goldman Sachs has a list of colleges they only recruit from. I want to clarify that while they mostly scout out "Ivies", as long as you go to a good school and do well, you will get an amazing job. One of my brothers went to GT, graduated with highest honors, and was extremely competitive in every job interview he gave, even when competeting against people from MIT and CalTech.</p>
<p>People who recruit Econ PhD.s will know that both schools are equal, for the most part. U-Chicago is more ideological (towards free-markets) than Harvard, but they're both high quality programs. Most recruiters, and especially academics (who may hire you) will know this. Your GPA won't matter (in grad school) as much as your research in grad school (which is one of the largest reasons you go to grad school).</p>
<p>Graduate ranking provides a good starting point but it's not necessarily a carbon copy of undergrad ranking. Please don't think econ majors at UChicago are different animals and better than all others. Taking a class with a Nobel winner doesn't all of a sudden increase your Nobel potential! Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University shows that Northwestern's <em>undergrad</em> team had never lost to Chicago's <em>undergrad</em> team in College Fed Challenge, which started in 2002.</p>
<p>I agree with Sam Lee. Most of the top 20-25 graduate Econ departments will provide undergrads with incredible academic opportunities and challenges. that includes, but is not restricted to, the followjng programs:</p>
<p>Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Carleton college
Carnegie Mellon University
Claremont McKenna college
Colgate University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson college
Duke University
Emory University
Georgetown University
Grinnell College
Harvard University
Haverford College
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Middlebury College
New York University
Northwestern University
Pomona College
Princeton University
Rice University
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Texas-Austin
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Vanderbilt University
Washington University-St Louis
Wesleyan University
Williams College
Yale University</p>
<p>I am sure I have missed seversal, but you get the point. There are LOADS of awesome Econ departments. Forget the rankings, go for fit.</p>
<p>Alexandre, how did you end up in Dubai, UAE, if I may ask?</p>
<p>I grew up in the UAE. My father was the GM of a large French Bank in Abu Dhabi from 1978-1998.</p>
<p>does ucsb have a good rep in there econ dep........and this second question prob belongs in a different thread but is the UC title worth the money</p>
<p>When competing for a job, do employers look down at all on econ majors whose school has a top undergrad biz program like Berkeley? I do know Berkeley has a terrific econ program, though.</p>
<p>Although they aren't on the list: University of Richmond or Occidental College?</p>
<p>bump???Its been 3 days!</p>
<p>Bump!!!????</p>
<p>how well-regarded is UPenn's undergraduate econ program?</p>
<p>^Great..........</p>
<p>are you talking about Wharton or the econ program in CAS?</p>
<p>both are great</p>
<p>but there is a clear difference in terms of rigor, prestige, opportunity, and rank</p>
<p>How is NYU's econ program through Stern?</p>
<p>hmmm... can someone temme bout Dickinson's business/econ program??</p>