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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.

All levels Certificate 37 Associate 161 Bachelor 652 Master 101 PhD 55 Professional 2

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

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Showing 25–48 of 55 schools

BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Economics
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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GSU
Public

Economics
PhD

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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NU
Private nonprofit

Economics
PhD

Students
32,553
Retention
97%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
13,210
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Economics
PhD

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Economics
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Economics
PhD · Online option

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Economics
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Economics
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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UM
Public

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Economics
PhD

Students
26,449
Retention
87%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
6,185
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Economics
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Economics
PhD

Students
22,589
Retention
90%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
6,875
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GU
Private nonprofit

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Economics
PhD

Students
20,031
Retention
97%
Programs
152
Awards 2024-25
7,622
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Economics
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UA
Public

Economics
PhD

Students
17,560
Retention
83%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
4,989
CampusOnlineHybrid
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