<p>Hi, I'm looking for some colleges that would allow me to easily double in math and economics or colleges that are strong in either department. I'm looking for a medium-small sized college, and would be open to any setting. I already have some schools in mind, but I'm still searching. Thanks!</p>
<p>Most top colleges are pretty strong in both departments.</p>
<p>Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Chicago, UC-Berkeley, University of Michigan, NYU, Brown, Penn, MIT...any of those are good choices (I'm probably leaving some out).</p>
<p>Any that would easily allow me to double major in those fields?</p>
<p>UCLA has a math/econ major: <a href="http://www.math.ucla.edu/undergrad/mathecon.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.math.ucla.edu/undergrad/mathecon.html</a></p>
<p>Brown, Colgate and Wesleyan have a mathematical economics major, which at least at Colgate, is roughly the equivalent of an econ major, math minor, with a couple specific econ classes at the end all rolled up into one more flexible major.</p>
<p>very cool options</p>
<p>In that vein, Chicago offers the "B.S. in Math with Specialization in Economics".</p>
<p>Any of the Ivies, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, Chicago and publics like Berkeley and Michigan would give you a solid degree and have strong programs in both fields</p>
<p>However, you want to double major, so...
Columbia - might not be such a good choice because they have alot of requirements that make it difficult to double major for the average student. However, you can minor in math while majoring in econ or vice versa, and applied math is a great major they have for people going into finance and is designed to make it easy to add a minor in economics.</p>
<p>MIT - would be difficult to double major because of the tough core in the science curriculum. However, majoring in Econ from MIT reeks of Mathematical ability already so I wouldn't worry.</p>
<p>Some specifics about top schools:
HYPS - great departments in both areas, and not many prereqs...also, can't go wrong with them in any field in case you want to switch</p>
<p>Brown - no prereqs at all, and many of the economics courses are non-sequential meaning after you take a two-course core in economics you are free to take all the electives you want. Mathematical Economics is a degree they have there, but I believe the only extra classes you need compared to a normal economics degree is Matrix Algebra and DE. So double majoring would probably be the better option for someone with an interest in pure math.</p>
<p>Duke, Northwestern - Duke doesn't have many requirements and alot of people double major in both math and econ, recently certain math classes have been designed specifically for Econ majors. NU has an Economics and Mathematics program which allows students to take courses in both while relating the material between fields as well.</p>
<p>Chicago - has a degree that teaches math and introduces economics courses, tying in the material very well throughout</p>
<p>On top of the universities mentioned above, take a look at LACs such as Williams and Swarthmore, which I believe both have excellent Math and Economics programs and tie in the two fields together well.</p>
<p>Wow, that Brown option sounds very interesting, I'll look into it.</p>
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MIT - would be difficult to double major because of the tough core in the science curriculum. However, majoring in Econ from MIT reeks of Mathematical ability already so I wouldn't worry.
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<p>I believe that something like 1/2 of MIT Econ undergrad students who graduated in 2006 managed to double with something, commonly with math, or with a Sloan management degree. So I don't think it's THAT hard to double in Econ at MIT.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, I would say that doubling is overrated. The truth is, very few people will care. Employers don't really care. Grad schools don't really care. So you should complete a double only because you truly derive some self-satisfaction by doing so.</p>
<p>At Cornell, there's an economics concentration within the mathematics major. It would take only about three more econ courses to do a true double major.</p>
<p>However, Cornell is rather large, and you don't seem to want that.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins for sure. Small classes and a lot of personal attention from outstanding faculty. :)</p>
<p>Below are 20 universities that have amazing Economics and Mathematics departments, and ALL universities today accommodate double majors,, including schools like Columbia that have a huge core!</p>
<p>The 7 sons!
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Stanford University
University of California-Berkeley
University of Chicago
Yale University</p>
<p>The 7 sons of the 7 sons!
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Northwestern University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania</p>
<p>Errr...the 7 ugly step children?! hehe
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-San Diego
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Texas-Austin
University of Wisconsin-Madison</p>
<p>Furthermore, you have a bunch of LACs that are amazing in both subjects. Here are 10 I can think of: </p>
<p>Amherst College
Carleton College
Claremont McKenna College
Dartmouth College (not a LAC, but close enough)
Haverford College
Macalester College
Pomona College
Swarthmore College
Wesleyan University
Williams College</p>
<p>WILLIAMS...every other LAC pales in comparison. j/k but they have one of the best.</p>
<p>hollermahler,</p>
<p>You can double-major in math and econ anywhere. But the problem is you will just take classes from two separate departments. The courses in math department will most likely be taught without focusing any application to economics. But check out Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences at Northwestern. This is a unique program that actually integrates math into social sciences/econ.<br>
<a href="http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/prospective_students/MMSS_brochure.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/prospective_students/MMSS_brochure.pdf</a></p>
<p>Most MMSS students are econ majors.</p>