<p>What are the best schools to get an undergraduate economics degree. I know UChicago is great but i really don't know any other schools that have good Econ (not business) schools. </p>
<p>And when i say economics, i want a more theory/math based education.</p>
<p>UMinnesota, NYU, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern are all good choices. Many LACs are great options as well. Check out the Ruggs' guides.</p>
<p>Chicago
Northwestern
Stanford
Rochester *****
NYU
BU</p>
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<p>U of Rochester is highly regarded, and it has high faculty productivity. If you want LACs, most selective ones have strong econ departments, as do most selective large and small universities.
Check out Chronicle</a> Facts & Figures: Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index .</p>
<p>^Although it's tough to say how important productivity even is, those are interesting to look at. For a theory-based education, the OP would probably like general rather than applied. I checked out the list and was quite surprised to see UI Chicago in the top 10. That could be a good safety option for the OP.</p>
<p>Definitely. OP, if you want LACs, search google for "liberal arts economics department rankings." Here's ONE OF MANY METHODOLOGIES listed: <a href="http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/econ/rankings.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/econ/rankings.pdf</a></p>
<p>for a math based economics degree, you could do carnegie mellon's bs in econ or in quantitative econ</p>
<p>uchicago is best for graduate economics, for undergrad northwestern will give you better career opportunities</p>
<p>^as much as i like nu, i disagree. uchicago undergrad is at least as good.</p>
<p>MIT
UChicago
Harvard
Princeton
Stanford
Berkeley
Yale
Northwestern
Penn
UCSD
Columbia
UCLA
UMich
Wisconsin
NYU
U of Minnesota Twin Cities
Caltech
Cornell
Univ of Rochester
CMU</p>
<p>If you really want to get into econ you might fare better at a good LAC like Amherst, Swarthmore etc...</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for all your input, anyone else?</p>
<p>Question: Does OP plan on going for graduate degrees in Econ (NOT MBA, but MA/MS and/or PhD)?</p>
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^as much as i like nu, i disagree. uchicago undergrad is at least as good.
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<p>if you're going on to get a phd, yes, but not for going into finance.</p>
<p>Question: Does OP plan on going for graduate degrees in Econ (NOT MBA, but MA/MS and/or PhD)?</p>
<p>Yes I plan on getting a master or maybe even a ph.d in economics.</p>
<p>bump .......</p>
<p>When I think econ+ math + grad school, I think of Chicago (as has been mentioned before), MIT, Swarthmore, Pomona. All of these schools have great academic programs and are known for sending students off to grad schools.</p>
<p>"uchicago is best for graduate economics, for undergrad northwestern will give you better career opportunities"</p>
<p>I disagree. Uchicago Econ= Uchicago Econ, and Uchicago Econ>NU Econ no matter how you slice the pie.</p>
<p>^^ we're talking about undergraduate. uchicago's reputation for econ comes from its graduate department. </p>
<p>for undergrad, recruiting at northwestern is better than at uchicago. uchicago sends more kids to phd programs, so in the world of academia it might be a better choice, but not if you plan on pursuing an MBA.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna College is amazing for economics. In fact, CMC is famous for its economics department. It actually has the best ranked econ department of all the LACs, including Williams, Amherst, and Swarthmore. CMC is truly one of the best places you can go to for undergrad economics.</p>