<p>How do the economics departments at Ann Arbor and UCLA compare? UCLA and Wash U St.Louis? (I see you have already compared Michigan with Wash U.) How about Madison?</p>
<p>UCLA, Michigan and Wisconsin all have top 10 or top 15 Economics programs. All three have equally good Economics departments. Washington University is a notch below all three where Econ is concerned.</p>
<p>Oops. Meant to ask the same question (about comparative merits of Michigan, UCLA, Wash U, and Wisconsin) re mathematics, as well. Any thoughts? Thanks, Alexandre.</p>
<p>congrats joechef</p>
<p>UCLA vs Ann Arbor, i think it depends on the major and what you like. Umich has a better (according to rankings anyway) engineering program. I don't know about any of the other majors, but I've heard that UCLA is good for cinematogrophy and other majors related to movies and entertainment.</p>