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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Economics

55 U.S. colleges and universities offer Economics at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

Most schools offering it: California (145), New York (61), Pennsylvania (49), Ohio (37), Texas (31), Illinois (31)

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Showing 1–24 of 55 schools

MTS
Public

Economics: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,488
Retention
80%
Programs
112
Awards 2024-25
4,539
CampusOnlineHybrid
RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Economics: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WSU
Public

Economics: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
CampusOnlineHybrid
CU
Public

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Economics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,077
Retention
93%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
8,615
CampusOnlineHybrid
HU
Private nonprofit

Howard University

Washington, DC

Economics: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
14,890
Retention
91%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
3,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Public

Economics: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
USF
Public

Economics: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
49,622
Retention
91%
Programs
168
Awards 2024-25
14,503
CampusOnlineHybrid
TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Economics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
CampusOnlineHybrid
CGU
Private nonprofit

Economics: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
1,771
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
550
CampusOnlineHybrid
UA
Public

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Economics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,610
Retention
86%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
7,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

American University

Washington, DC

Economics: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,321
Retention
88%
Programs
143
Awards 2024-25
4,433
CampusOnlineHybrid
TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Economics: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
UA
Public

Economics
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
CampusOnlineHybrid
UF
Public

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Economics
PhD

Students
56,311
Retention
98%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
18,849
CampusOnlineHybrid
MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Economics
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
CampusOnlineHybrid

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