Top colleges for undergraduate economics major?

<p>What are the top undergraduate universities for Economics?</p>

<p>Chicago, Princeton, Harvard, Yale.</p>

<p>I would add MIT to that list. Stanford is strong as well.</p>

<p>Perhaps UPenn as well and for state schools UCBerkley, UTAustin, UMichAA</p>

<p>UPenn is probably a small step down from Chicago, Princeton, MIT, Harvard, and Stanford. Austin is not on the same level as any of those.</p>

<p>Could anyone give the top 10-15 liberal art schools for economics?</p>

<p>Middlebury is supposed to have a great department but I wouldn’t know exactly how to rank it.</p>

<p>LACs with strong Econ departments:</p>

<p>Amhest College
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Claremont McKenna College
Colgate University
Connecticut College
Dartmouth College
Haverford College
Kenyon College
Middlebury College
Pomona College
Swarthmore College
Wesleyan University
Williams College</p>

<p>Top 10 in grad rankings, pretty well reflecting departmental reputation internationally: </p>

<p>HYPSM
Chicago
Berkeley
Northwestern
Penn
Columbia</p>

<p>[Rankings</a> - Economics - Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-economics-schools/rankings]Rankings”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-economics-schools/rankings)</p>

<p>These top 10’s are pretty consistent.</p>

<p>Nonetheless, you’ll find great educational opportunities at the undergrad level in econ at most top ranked universities and LACs. The departments tend to be large and deep given the sizeable number of undergrads taking courses in the field (even if not majoring). And educational opportunities at a number"34" school may well be superior to that at a number “4” school by virtue of teaching quality, access to professors, research opportunities, etc. Nobel laureates come and go like free agents in sports. Their presence at a university may contribute to a program’s reputation until they move on to greener pastures. They may never face to face with a single undergrad.</p>

<p>What are you educational/career goals after getting an economics degree? If it’s to get a PhD in Economics, the schools listed above certainly are tops. If, on the other hand, you hope to use your degree as a launching pad into IB, management consulting, working on Wall Street, etc. then the list might look a bit different. This is important to take into account. All of those schools are relatively strong in recruiting as well, so they’re certainly not poor choices. However, there are some notable omissions. For example, Dartmouth does incredibly well with Wall Street recruitment even though its economics department is not ranked as highly. In fact, I’d say Dartmouth grads are represented on Wall Street in much larger numbers than UChicago, Northwestern, and Berkeley. Not saying those three are poor by any measure, but just saying that it’s important to take into consideration your end goal as the list of schools might be different.</p>

<p>This major is offered at nearly every college in the United States. Its often a very strong program at most colleges, both public and private. The real question you should be asking is what college with an Economics program is best for ME? FIT, FIT, FIT. It all comes down to fit. Pay little or no attention to USNWR rankings, except as a casual preliminary and cursory look at where your school sits among its peers. But often times the real gems (and where the scholarship money is) is a school off the radar screen. </p>

<p>Make a list of your skills, attributes, objectives, personality type, socio-economic background, and anything else important to you…and go “fishing for schools with that bait,” rather than someone else’s bait.</p>

<p>Is the University of Pennslyvania a good school for undergraduate economics?</p>

<p>Penn is elite in Econ, ranked between #7 and #10.</p>

<p>Northwestern also has a top-ranked economics department.</p>

<p>Are economist jobs hard to find?
My old sister (computer science major) told me I should try fianance instead,because it is difficult to find a job in economics. I don’t think finance and economics are anyway similar but my sister said they are. Is finance similar to economics?</p>