<p>How good are the colleges bellow for undergrad econ?
Also, can you suggest any other similar ones? (Not exactly Ivy types, a step down would be fine)</p>
<p>UPenn
Claremont McKenna
Northwestern
University of Michigan
Carnegie Mellon
NYU
Wesleyan
Emory
Swarthmore</p>
<p>I think UPenn has traditionally had the best econ department of the schools you listed, but these days Northwestern and NYU are probably better and UMich is about the same. At the undergrad level, all listed would give you top notch training if you were sufficiently self-motivated. The quarter system at Northwestern makes each class quite short and finals are always around the corner… if you’re interested in finance or macro, I would probably choose UPenn or NYU (Courant is an incredible resource for the mathematically-inclined). Northwestern is world class in game theory, micro and IO. Swarthmore might be the best fit in terms of smaller classes, more engaged professors and the option to take grad classes at Penn if you had the math background.</p>
<p>I would suggest you take a good look at UChicago, though for undergraduate economics, every top school (i.e. Dartmouth, cornell, jhu, brown, etc.) will give you VERY similar and comparable education in economics. It’s basic textbook and lecture stuff and no school is going to give you ZOMG education that cannot be found elsewhere.</p>
<p>Graduate level is a different story.</p>
<p>Also look at University of Wisconsin- Madison, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities</p>
<p>Here is a very complete thread on this subject. Look at page 13 and the comment about Colorado College. Liberal Arts, block program and outdoors (skiing, hiking, camping, rafting to boot) activities.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/137062-best-undergraduate-economics-program.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/137062-best-undergraduate-economics-program.html</a></p>
<p>I’d say Kenyon, U Michigan, and Colgate should also be thrown into the mix.</p>
<p>Wesleyan’s Economics faculty has some very interesting specialties including, Eastern European Economic Systems; The Economics of Global Warming; and, Economic History.</p>
<p>Holy Cross, Bowdoin, Colgate-all have great alumni networks.</p>
<p>Colgate has a strong economics department. Very tough and very respected. Top Wall Street & I-banks recruit there heavily. </p>
<p>Along with Colgate and Williams, top economics departments include Hamilton, Holy Cross and Trinity.</p>