<p>Does anyone have, or know where I can find, rankings on schools economic programs? I am currently applying for transfer to Penn, Michigan, UVA, and UNC to major in business, but I have been considering economics lately as well due to more top universities offering this program, and also my interest in the subject.</p>
<p>Strength of economics programs:
1. UPenn (even better at Wharton than the college)
2. UMich
3. UVa
4. UNC</p>
<p>UChicago...</p>
<p>Northwestern!!!!</p>
<p>HYPSM, Berkeley, plus those mentioned</p>
<p>Definitely Chicago.</p>
<p>Wharton is also great. Kellogg at Northwestern is good, too.</p>
<p>Harvard needs no further elaboration.</p>
<p>If you're a California resident, Berkeley is the way to go.</p>
<p>Kellogg isn't an undergraduate program. However, Northwestern is still one of the best in economics.</p>
<p>Kellogg is also a business school my son... The dept. of Econ. is in the college.. You have much to learn young one :)</p>
<p>Just for kicks, I'll tell you that my Intro. to Macro Econ class is held within Kellogg :)</p>
<p>Rizdiz, of the four schools you listed, all of them are strong in Economices. Generally, Penn and Michigan are considered top 10 or so in Economics. Penn is slightly better in my opinion. UVA and UNC are not quite as good but they are still among the top 30 or so.</p>
<p>Also, Johns Hopkins, Chicago, Williams, Colgate, Emory, Hamilton, Trinity and Lehigh.</p>
<p>I am an economics major, but most of the schools mentioned on this topic are BUSINESS programs, not economics. The two are distinctly different. Kellogg, for example, is Northwestern's BUSINESS school. They don't offer an unergraduate degree on economics (or an undergraduate degree in anything for that matter). Wharton's "BS in economics" is not an economics degree, rather a business degree. UVA and UNC have undergraduate business programs, but a school like Williams would be considered to have a better "economics" program at the undergraduate level than either school.</p>
<p>To the OP, what you want, a business degree or an economics degree?</p>
<p>YaleSocietyMember, I am still trying to figure that out for myself, although I am leaning towards business, more specifically finance at Michigan. However, I did take AP economics my senior year of HS, enjoyed the subject, and did very well on the AP tests. So if I was accepted into Northwestern, i would consider taking economics (as they have no undergraduate business program). What are your thoughts on a Michigan finance degree vs. a Northwestern economics degree, concerning career opportunities?</p>
<p>Rizdiz, both programs are strong options. UMich is a good undergraduate business school, and Northwestern has a very good economics program. I'd lean towards Northwestern because the economics degree will get you the same job opportunities as UMich, and you will have more classes to experiment with Northwestern's other departments. However, I would lean towards all top-20 economics programs over any undergraduate business degree.</p>
<p>MIT and the University of Chicago are the best places for econ</p>
<p>Rizdiz, go to the school you like best. All 5 schools you are considering are awesome. You really cannot go wrong, not matter which schook you go for.</p>
<p>Yale, a BS in Economics IS a degree in Economics :) An undergraduate business degree is a Bachelor's of Business Administration. However, Wharton's economics degree is different in that you can concentrate in certain areas of business.</p>
<p>And kk, are you talking to me? haha. I know very well about Kellogg. The department of economics is in the Kellogg building! I was just differentiating between the two. Wouldn't it be cool to hold classes in the Allen Center? haha, I love that place! If anyone wants to see the perks of going into business, just go to the Allen Center at Northwestern!</p>
<p>University of Chicago, hands down.</p>
<p>To everyone, thanks for the input thus far. YaleSocietyMember, I am curious, could you explain to me your stand on an economics degree vs. a business (finance) degree? I know that you are in favor of the economics degree, but I would appreciate it if I could hear why from your point of view.</p>
<p>Uc_benz, no one consideres Wharton's degree a true economics major, not even The University of Pennsylvania, which offers a true economics major in its College of Arts and Science. Wharton offers business degrees. They name their business degree a "BS in economics" in order to avoid the stigma of the BBA degree that exists (deservedly or not) among elite colleges.</p>
<p>The Wharton undergraduate degree only requires two economics classes: introductory micro and macro, along with some class related to economics, such as finance.</p>
<p>Any other economics degree requires intro micro and intro mactro, intermediate micro and intermediate macro, econometrics, economics seminars, and other classes in economics.</p>
<p>All you have to do is compare the course requirements.</p>
<p>To rizdiz, in general I like liberal arts degrees over professional degrees (unless the professional degree is engineering). So I would choose economics over business because you can get an MBA later, and economics majors from top schools get interviewed for the same jobs as business majors. Plus, I find classes like applied econometrics, game theory, international trade, etc. more interesting than organizational theory and such that comes with a lot of business programs.</p>