Top Econ Colleges?

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<p>"With only 33% of graduates going into business or consulting, that means that 66% of Chicago econ majors are not in business--"</p>

<p>-That's actually 33% of ALL grads in 2007... not just econ majors. 1/3 of the class, after graduating, went into banking and consulting. I think that's pretty significant. </p>

<p>"And honestly, I'm sorry that you're so down on Chicago."</p>

<p>I neither have anything against you nor the University of Chicago. If anything, much I say about the school is in jest... I do think it's a fine institution and a great fit for some people. </p>

<p>That said, however, I'm simply tired of people putting Chicago onto some kind of intellectual and educational pedestal that it just simply doesn't deserve. People say the school is more intense, yet it's avg GPA is much like its peers, people say the students there are learning for the sake of leaning, yet the majority of grads seek employment immediately after graduating, and the list goes on. Sure the school is a fit for a certain kind of student, but so are most other elite schools; Chicago is no different in this regard, and I'm tired of people asserting this.</p>

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<p>Fair enough. I too, think that the intensity of our school is a bit overblown (as is the praise? maybe), especially in comparison to a school like Reed or Swarthmore. I think the real difference with Chicago lies with the students rather than the faculty. Good teaching and a solid education you can get anywhere, but the kids who wind up at Chicago tend to be of their own breed. I would say the similar is probably true with a school like Wesleyan or Brown.</p>

<p>I don't necessarily think that job preferences after school is done interfere with the quality of a liberal arts education. What might interfere with intellectualism, or whatever you choose to call it, though, are students who are solely interested in earning grades and making money.</p>

<p>Anyway, getting back to the OP, it sounds like Chicago is not an ideal option. Perhaps the OP would like a school with a strong business program, too, and the ability for cross-registration-- a school like Emory, Cornell, Michigan, Berkeley, Maryland, Texas, etc. all have undergraduate business arms as well as solid econ programs.</p>

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<p>So which is better for finance/banking? I was under the impression that Northwestern was?</p>

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<p>Wharton is best for finance. Between Northwestern and Chicago for finance, I know Chicago is more quant oriented...so, I would say Chicago, but it's probably a toss up.</p>

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<p>Interesting. So Northwestern for consulting probably? I heard that most of their grads go on to do that.</p>

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<p>Northwestern is a top business school. It is most renowned for their marketing program. You will get a great job no matter what you major/specialize in at Northwestern. </p>

<p>Chicago is known for economics. It is the top economics theory school....Milton Friedman?...you may have heard of him.</p>

<p>The OP originally asked for top economics schools...Chicago, IMO is the top but, the OP doesn't like Chicago for other reasons.</p>

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<p>^^^^^I'm assuming that this statement applies to undergraduate studies as well, as Northwestern doesn't have an undergraduate business school.</p>

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<p>They're all great schools, aquamarinee. I didn't know you couldn't major in business as an undergrad at Northwestern.</p>

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<p>Princeton is pretty darn good</p>

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<p>FYI: econphd.net rankings:</p>

<p>Rank University Equiv Papers Author Count
1 Harvard U USA 210.7 121
*2 U Chicago USA 159.3 94 *
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA 136.8 65
4 U California - Berkeley USA 134.9 93
5 Princeton U USA 118.3 52
6 Stanford U USA 114.3 92
*7 Northwestern U USA 112.9 68 *
8 U Pennsylvania USA 110.9 78
9 Yale U USA 108.9 60
10 New York U (NYU) USA 105.1 82
11 U California - Los Angeles (UCLA) USA 94.9 70
12 London School of Economics (LSE) UK 94.9 74
13 Columbia U USA 93.2 85
14 U Wisconsin - Madison USA 69.5 53
15 Cornell U USA 68.6 66 </p>

<p><a href="http://www.econphd.net/rankings.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.econphd.net/rankings.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>EconPhD.net rankings are determined by whatever inputs and by whatever weightings the user deems important.</p>

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<p>UChicago must be underrated in my area. They're usually not grouped with Stanford and MIT. Hahaha.</p>

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<p>OMG! Northwestern only asks for one recommendation!</p>

<p>This is the first elite college that I seen only ask for one....all the others require two</p>

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<p>"-That's actually 33% of ALL grads in 2007... not just econ majors. 1/3 of the class, after graduating, went into banking and consulting. I think that's pretty significant."</p>

<p>Check your statistics bud. 33% of those who were >already employed upon graduation< had jobs in banking. Thats 33% of that 51% who already had jobs upon graduation, not 33% of the total class.</p>

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<p>"Check your statistics bud. 33% of those who were >already employed upon graduation< had jobs in banking. Thats 33% of that 51% who already had jobs upon graduation, not 33% of the total class."</p>

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<li>Indeed. What I meant was that 1/3 of those who went to work after graduating went into banking and consulting, but, yes, I wrote it incorrectly. Thanks for the correction. 1/3 of those working right out of college went into banking and consulting; this represents 16-17% of the graduating class.</li>
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