Alphabetical List of U.S. Graduate Programs in Economics
| School Name | Ph.D. Program | Terminal Master's | Location | Notes |
| American University | x | x | Washington D.C. | MA in Economics MA in International Economics Online MA in Economic Relations Online MA in Applied Economics Graduate Certificates offered in International Economic Relations, Gender Analysis in Economics, and Applied Microeconomics |
| Arizona State University | x | Tempe, AZ | ||
| Auburn University | x | x | Auburn, AL | MS in Economics PhD in Applied Economics (administered jointly by the Department of Economics, the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences) |
| Baruch College (CUNY) | x | x | New York, NY | MBA with courses in Economics & Finance PhD in Finance with economics focus |
| Baylor University | x | Waco, TX | MS in Economics Graduate-level Minor in Economics for students enrolled in other graduate program PhD in Health Services Research (includes MS in Economics) |
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| Binghamton University (SUNY) | x | x | Binghamton, NY | MA in Economics Accelerated BS/MA |
| Boise State University | x | Boise, ID | MS in Economics Master's of Economics (M.Ec.) |
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| Boston College | x | Chestnut Hill, MA | ||
| Boston College | x | Chestnut Hill, MA | MS in Applied Economics through Woods College of Advancing Studies | |
| Boston University | x | x | Boston, MA | MA in Economics MA in Economic Policy MA in Global Development Economics Joint MBA/MA in Economics |
| Bowling Green State University | x | Bowling Green, OH | MA in Financial Economics | |
| Brandeis University | x | Waltham, MA | PhD in International Economics and Finance | |
| Brandeis University | x | Waltham, MA | MA in International Economics & Finance (offers 2-year option and 1-year accelerated option) Accelerated BA/MA International Economics & Finance |
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| Brooklyn College (CUNY) | x | Brooklyn, NY | MS in Business Administration - Economic Analysis | |
| Brown University | x | Providence, RI | ||
| Buffalo State College (SUNY) | x | Buffalo, NY | MA Applied Economics | |
| California Lutheran University | x | Thousand Oaks, CA | MS in Quantitive Economics Post-Masters Certificate in Financial Economics & Risk Management |
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| California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | x | Pasadena, CA | Offers Social Sciences PhD program which researches areas common to economics | |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) | x | San Luis Obispo, CA | MS in Quantitative Economics | |
| California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | x | Pomona, CA | MS in Economics | |
| California State University, Fullerton | x | Fullerton, CA | MA in Economics | |
| California State University, East Bay (formerly California State University, Hayward) | x | Hayward, CA | MS in Economics | |
| California State University, Long Beach | x | Long Beach, CA | MA in Economics | |
| California State University, Los Angeles | x | Los Angeles, CA | MA in Economics (offers designations in Financial Economics, Global Economics, and Public Policy Economics) | |
| California State University, Sacramento | x | Sacramento, CA | MA in Economics | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | x | Pittsburg, PA | PhD in Economics PhD in Financial Economics PhD in Behavioral Economics (Joint PhD with Dietrich College's Department of Social and Decision Sciences) Joint PhD in Economics and Public Policy |
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| Catholic University of America | x | Washington D.C. | MA in Intergral Economic Development Management MA in Integral Economic Development Policy |
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| Central Michigan University | x | Mount Pleasant, MI | MA in Economics Accelerated MA in Economics |
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| City College of New York (CUNY) | x | New York, NY | MA in Economics (offers specializations in Finance, Business Management, and Public Economics) | |
| Claremont University | x | x | Claremont, CA | MA in Economics MS in Global Commerce & Finance MA in International Political Economy PhD in Economics PhD in Political Science & Economics |
| Clark University | x | Worcester, MA | ||
| Clemson University | x | x | Clemson, SC | MA in Economics MS in Applied Economics and Statistics PhD in Economics |
| Cleveland State University | x | Cleveland, OH | MA in Economics 1 year full time MA in Economics 2 year part time |
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| Colorado School of Mines | x | x | Golden, CO | MS in Mineral & Energy Economics MA Dual Degree with Petroleum Economics and Management (8 months in France) PhD in Mineral & Energy Economics |
| Colorado State University | x | x | Fort Collins, CO | MA and PhD in Economics MS and PhD in Agricultural and Resources Economics |
| Columbia University | x | x | New York, NY | |
| Columbia Business School | x | x | New York, NY | MS in Financial Economics Joint PhD in Economics and Finance PhD in Business Economics |
| Cornell University | x | Ithaca, NY | ||
| CUNY - City University of New York | x | New York, NY | ||
| CUNY- Hunter | x | Hunter, NY | BA/MA in Economics MA in Economics |
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| Depaul University | x | Chicago, IL | MS in Economics & Policy Analysis MBA in Applied Economics |
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| Duke University | x | x | Durham, NC | MA in Economics MA in Analytical Political Economy MS in Economics and Computation MS in Quantitative Financial Economics |
| Drexel University | x | x | Philadelphia, PA | MS in Economics MS in Economics & Computer Science PhD in Economics |
| East Carolina University | x | x | Greenville, NC | MS in Quantitative Economics and Econometrics PhD in Coastal Resources Management, Economics Concentration |
| Eastern Illinois University | x | Charleston, IL | MA in Economics | |
| Eastern Michigan University | x | Ypsilanti, MI | MA in Economics MA in Applied Econometrics MA in International Economic and Development MA in Health Economics MA in Trade & Development Graduate Certificate in Medical Economics |
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| Emory University | x | Atlanta, GA | Focus Areas: Macroeconomics, Health/Applied Microeconomics, Econometrics | |
| Florida Atlantic University | x | Boca Raton, FL | MS in concentrations in General Economics, International Economics, or Financial Economics | |
| Florida International University | x | x | Miami, FL | 18 month MA in General Economics or Applied Economics BA/MA in Economics |
| Florida State University | x | x | Tallahassee, FL | MS in Applied Economics |
| Fordham University | x | x | Bronx, NY | accelerated (1 Year) MA in Economics MA in International Political Economy and Development |
| George Mason University | x | x | Fairfax, VA | MA in Economics Accelerated MA in Economics PhD in Economics |
| George Mason University | x | Fairfax, VA | MA in International Commerce and Policy | |
| George Washington University | x | x | Washington D.C. | MA in Applied Economics |
| Georgetown University | x | x | Washington D.C. | MA in Applied Economics MA in Political Economy MS in Economics PhD in Economics |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | x | x | Atlanta, GA | BS/MS in Economics PhD in Economics |
| Georgia Southern University | x | Stateboro, GA | Online MS in Applied Economics Graduate Certificate in Applied Economics |
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| Georgia State University | x | x | Atlanta, GA | MA in Economics PhD in Economics |
| Harvard University | x | Cambridge, MA | ||
| Harvard University GSAS | x | Cambridge, MA | Joint PhD in Business Economics | |
| Howard University | x | x | Washington D.C. | Economics MA and PhD |
| Illinois State University | x | Normal, IL | MA or MS in Applied Economics | |
| Indiana University | x | x | Bloomington, IN | MBA in Economics with concentrations in Economic Consulting and Public Policy Analysis |
| Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | x | x | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Iowa State University | x | x | Ames, IA | MS and PhD in Economics or Agricultural Economics |
| Johns Hopkins University | x | x | Baltimore, MD | MA in International Economics and Finance |
| Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | x | x | Baltimore, MD | MS Public Health MS Health Science, Health Economics and Outcomes Research PhD Health Policy & Management |
| Johns Hopkins University- Washington | x | Washington D.C. | MS in Applied Economics MS in Applied Economics Masters with MBA Dual Degree MS in Applied Economics with Investments or Financial Management Dual Degree (through John Hopkins Carey Business School) |
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| Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | x | x | Washington D.C. | MA in International Economics and Finance PhD is interdisciplinary with qualitative fields Doctor of International Affairs (DIA) |
| John Jay College of Criminal Justice | x | New York, NY | MA in Economics, focus on Economic Justice | |
| Kansas State University | x | x | Manhattan, KS | |
| Kent State University | x | Kent, OH | MA in Economics with concentrations in Economic Analysis and Financial Economics | |
| Lehigh University | x | x | Bethlehem, PA | MS in Applied Economics PhD in Business and Economics |
| Louisiana State University | x | x | Baton Rouge, LA | MS in Financial Economics PhD in Economics Certificate in Econometrics |
| Marquette University | x | Milwaukee, WI | MS in Applied Economics | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | x | x | Cambridge, MA | Blended Master's program in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) |
| Miami University | x | Oxford, OH | MA in Economics | |
| Michigan State University | x | East Lansing, MI | Also offers Economics of Education PhD | |
| Michigan Technological University | x | Houghton, MI | MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | x | x | Murfreesboro, TN | MA in Economics with concentrations in General Economics and Financial Economics |
| Montana State University | x | Bozeman, MT | MS in Applied Economics | |
| Murray State University | x | Murray, KY | MS in Economics MS in Economic Development |
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| New Mexico State University | x | x | Las Cruces, NM | MA in Economics MS in Agricultural Economics PhD in Economic Development Graduate Certificate in Public Utility Regulation & Economics |
| New York University (NYU) | x | x | New York, NY | Also offers advanced certificate program in applied economic analysis |
| New York University (NYU) Law | x | New York, NY | Joint Economics PhD/JD | |
| North Carolina State University | x | x | Raleigh NC | Accelerated BA/MA MS or MR in Economics |
| North Dakota State University | x | Fargo, ND | MS in Agribusiness & Applied Economics | |
| Northeastern University | x | x | Boston, MA | Accelerated MA in Economics MS and PhD in Applied Economics |
| Northern Illinois University | x | x | DeKalb, IL | MA and PhD in Economics Graduate Certificate in Financial Engineering Accelerated BS/MA |
| Northwestern University | x | Evanston, IL | ||
| Ohio State University | x | Columbus, OH | Offers a Graduate minor in Economics | |
| Ohio University | x | Athens, OH | MA in Economics or Financial Economics | |
| Oklahoma State University | x | x | Stillwater, OK | MS and PhD in Economics Major fields of study: Regional and Urban Economics, Development Economics, International Economics, and Energy and Environmental Economics |
| Old Dominion University | x | Norfolk, VA | MA in Economics | |
| Oregon State University | x | x | Corvallis, OR | |
| Penn State University | x | x | University Park, PA | |
| Portland State University | x | Portland, OR | MS and MA in Economics Also offers Graduate Certificates in Environmental & Natural Resource Economics and Econometrics & Data Analysis. |
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| Princeton University | x | Princeton, NJ | ||
| Purdue University | x | x | West Lafayette, IN | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic University | X | Troy, NY | MS in Economics BS/MS program |
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| Rice University | x | x | Houston, TX | Master of Energy Economics |
| Roosevelt University | x | Chicago, IL | MA in Economics | |
| Rutgers University | x | x | New Brunswick, NJ | |
| Rutgers Graduate School | x | Newark, NJ | MA in Economics 5 year BA/MA available |
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| Rutgers Business School | x | Newark and New Brunswick, NJ | PhD in Management with concentration in economics Option of flexible Joint Degrees by student design |
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| Saint Cloud State University | x | St. Cloud, Minnesota | MS in Applied Economics Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics |
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| San Diego State University | x | San Diego, CA | MA in Economics | |
| San Francisco State University | x | San Francisco, CA | MA in Economics MS in Quantitative Economics |
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| San Jose State University | x | San Jose, CA | MA in Economics MA in Economics with concentration in Applied Economics |
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| South Dakota State University | x | Brookings, SD | MS in Economics, Accelerated program available | |
| Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | x | x | Carbondale, IL | |
| Southern Methodist University | x | x | Dallas TX | MA in Economics MA in Applied Economics MS in Applied Economics and Predictive Analytics PhD in Economics |
| Stanford University | x | Stanford, CA | Joint MA/JD Joint PhD/JD Joint PhD/MA Economics/Public Policy PhD minor in Economics |
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| SUNY - Albany | x | x | Albany, NY | MA in Economics or Economic Forecasting PhD in Economics Graduate Certificate in Economic Forecasting |
| SUNY - Binghamton | x | x | Binghamton, NY | MA and PhD in Economics Accelerated BA/MA |
| SUNY - Buffalo | x | x | Buffalo, NY | MA in Economics Joint JD /MA MA in Economics and Education Policy Analysis MS in Econometric and Quantitative Economics |
| SUNY - Stony Brook | x | x | Stony Brook, NY | |
| Syracuse University | x | x | Syracuse, NY | BS/MA program |
| Teachers College- Columbia University | x | x | New York, NY | MA in Economics & Education Joint PhD in Economics and Education |
| Temple University | x | x | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Texas A&M University | x | x | College Station, TX | |
| Texas Tech University | x | x | Lubbock, TX | |
| The New School | x | x | New York, NY | MA in Economics MS in Economics MA Global Political Economy & Finance |
| Tulane University | x | x | New Orleans, LA | MA Policy Economics PhD in Economic Analysis and Policy |
| Tufts University | x | x | Medford, MA | MS in Economics Interdisciplinary MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning Also offers PhD in Human Developmental Economics and Economics and Public Policy. |
| University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa | x | x | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
| University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa | x | Tuscaloosa, AL | Joint PhD/JD | |
| University of Arizona | x | x | Tucson, AZ | MS in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics PhD in Economics Joint PhD/JD |
| University of Arkansas - Fayetteville | x | x | Fayetteville, AR | MA and PhD in Economics MS in Economic Analytics |
| University of California - Berkeley | x | Berkeley, CA | ||
| University of California - Davis | x | Davis, CA | ||
| University of California - Irvine | x | Irvine, CA | Offers joint Statistics Masters with Economics PhD | |
| University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) | x | x | Los Angeles, CA | Master's of Applied Economics |
| University of California - Merced | x | Merced, CA | ||
| University of California - Riverside | x | Riverside, CA | ||
| University of California - San Diego | x | La Jolla, CA | ||
| University of California - Santa Barbara | x | Santa Barbara, CA | Interdisciplinary offerings in Demography and Environmental Science | |
| University of California - Santa Cruz | x | x | Santa Cruz, CA | MS in Applied Economics and Finance |
| University of Chicago | x | x | Chicago, IL | MA in Social Sciences with Economics Concentration PhD in Economics Joint PhD program in Financial Economics |
| University of Cincinnati | x | x | Cincinnati, OH | MS in Applied Economics |
| University of Colorado - Boulder | x | Boulder, CO | ||
| University of Colorado - Denver | x | x | Denver, CO | MA in Economics MS in Health Economics PhD in Health Economics Economics dual graduate degrees offered with Mathemetics, Applied Mathematics, Finance, and Public Administration |
| University of Connecticut - Storrs | x | x | Storrs, CT | MS in Quantitative Economics |
| University of Delaware | x | x | Newark, DE | MA in Economics MS in Economics and Applied Econometrics MA in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators PhD in Economics PhD in Economic Education Joint MBA/MA in Economics PhD in Financial Services Analytics |
| University of Denver | x | Denver, CO | MA in Economics | |
| University of Florida | x | x | Gainesville, FL | BA/MA in Economics PhD in Economics Only in special circumstances are students admitted solely to the Master's program |
| University of Georgia | x | Athens, GA | BA/MA | |
| University of Hawaii | x | x | Manoa, HI | |
| University of Houston | x | x | Houston, TX | MA in Applied Economics |
| University of Illinois - Chicago | x | x | Chicago, IL | MA in Economics MA in Applied Economics Joint MBA/MA in Economics |
| University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | x | x | Champaign, IL | MS in Policy Economics |
| University of Iowa | x | Iowa City, IA | ||
| University of Kansas | x | x | Lawrence, KA | MA in Economics Joint JD/ MA in Economics Possibility of other joint graduate degrees |
| University of Kentucky | x | x | Lexington, KY | |
| University of Maine | x | Orono, ME | MA or MS in Economics MS in Financial Economics MS in Resource Economics & Policy |
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| University of Maryland - Baltimore County | x | Baltimore, MD | BA/MA option MA in Economic Policy Analysis |
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| University of Maryland - College Park | x | x | College Park, MD | MS in Applied Economics |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | x | x | Amherst, MA | Accelerated MA for undergraduates at UMass Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, and Smith College |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston | x | Boston, MA | BA/MA program MA in Applied Economics |
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| University of Memphis | x | x | Memphis, TN | |
| University of Miami | x | x | Miami, FL | |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | x | x | Ann Arbor, MI | MA in Applied Economics PhD in Economics Joint PhD programs in Business, Public Policy, Social Work, and a student designed Interdependent Degree |
| University of Minnesota | x | x | Minneapolis, MN | PhD in Economics offered through College of Liberal Arts MS and PhD in Applied Economics offered through Department of Applied Economics |
| University of Mississippi | x | x | University, MS | |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | x | x | Columbia, MO | MA in economics Joint MA in economics/statistics Joint MA in economics/mathematics Joind JD/MA in economics Online MA in Economics PhD in Economics |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | x | x | Kansas City, MO | MA in Economics Interdisciplinary PhD in Economics |
| University of Missouri- St. Louis | x | St. Louis, MO | BA/MA program MA in Economics Offer Certificate in Applied Econometrics and Data Analysis Applied economics and data analysis focus |
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| University of Montana | x | Missoula, MT | MA in Economics | |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | x | x | Lincoln, NE | MA and PhD in Economics MS and PhD in Agricultural Economics Masters of Education with Focus in Economics Education |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | x | Lincoln, NE | Joint PhD in Economics and Statistics | |
| University of Nebraska- Omaha | x | Omaha, NE | MS and MA in Economics | |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas | x | Las Vegas, NV | MA in Economics MS in Data Analytics and Applied Economics Joint MS in Mathematics/MA in Economics |
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| University of Nevada - Reno | x | x | Reno, NV | MA or MS in Econonimcs PhD in Economics |
| University of New Hampshire | x | x | Durham, NH | MA in Analytical Economics PhD in Economics |
| University of New Mexico | x | x | Albuquerque, NM | |
| University of New Orleans | x | New Orleans, LA | PhD in Financial Economics | |
| University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | x | x | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| University of North Carolina - Charlotte | x | Charlotte, NC | MS in Economics with concentrations in Economics or Finance Public Policy PhD with Economics focus |
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| University of North Carolina - Greensboro | x | x | Greensboro, NC | MA in Applied Economics Accelerated MA/PhD in Economics |
| University of North Dakota | x | Grand Forks, ND | MS in Applied Economics & Predictive Analytics, optionally taken online. | |
| University of North Texas | x | Denton, TX | ||
| University of Notre Dame | x | Norte Dame, IN | ||
| University of Oklahoma | x | x | Norman, OK | BA/MA in Managerial Economics MA in Managerial Economics |
| University of Oregon | x | x | Eugene, OR | |
| University of Pennsylvania | x | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School | x | Philadelphia, PA | PhD in Applied Economics PhD in Health Care Management & Economics |
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| University of Pittsburgh | x | x | Pittsburgh, PA | MS in Quantitative Economics |
| University of Rhode Island | x | x | Kingston, RI | MS and PhD in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
| University of Rochester | x | Rochester, NY | ||
| University of San Francisco | x | San Francisco, CA | MS in Applied Economics | |
| University of South Carolina | x | x | Columbia, SC | MA and PhD in Economics Joint JD/MA in Economics |
| University of South Florida | x | x | St. Petersburg, FL | |
| University of Southern California | x | x | Los Angeles, CA | MA Applied Economics and Econometrics |
| University of Tennessee | x | x | Knoxville, TN | |
| University of Texas- Arlington | x | Arlington, TX | MS in Economic Data Analytics | |
| University of Texas - Austin | x | x | Austin, TX | |
| University of Texas - Dallas | x | x | Dallas, TX | |
| University of Texas - El Paso | x | El Paso, TX | MS in Economics MS in Economics with Finance Option |
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| University of Texas - San Antonio | x | San Antonio, TX | MA in Economics with concentrations in General Economics, Financial Economics, or Business Data Analysis and Forecasting | |
| University of Toledo | x | Toledo, OH | MA in Economics MA in Economics with an Applied Econometric Specialization |
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| University of Utah | x | x | Salt Lake City, UT | MS in Economics MA in Economics Master of Statistics in Econometrics |
| University of Virginia | x | Charlottesville, VA | ||
| University of Washington | x | Seattle, WA | ||
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | x | x | Madison, WI | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | x | Madison, WI | Joint PhD in Business Finance and Economics | |
| University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | x | x | Milwaukee, WI | |
| University of Wyoming | x | Laramie, WY | ||
| Utah State University | x | x | Logan, UT | MS in Applied Economics or Economics and Statistics MS in Economics Statistics and PhD candidates are only accepted in odd years |
| Vanderbilt University | x | x | Nashville, TN | MA in Economic Development |
| Vanderbilt University | x | Nashville, TN | Joint JD/PhD | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | x | Richmond, VA | MA in Economics | |
| Virginia State University | x | Petersburg, VA | Thesis and non-thesis options Optional concentration in Public Administration |
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| Virginia Tech | x | Blacksburg, VA | ||
| Washington State University | x | x | Pullman, WA | MS in Applied Economics PhD in Economics or Agricultural Economics |
| Washington University- St. Louis | x | St. Louis, MO | PhD in Economics Joint JD/PhD |
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| Wayne State University | x | x | Detroit, MI | MA in Economics with concentrations in Health Economics, Labor and Human Resources, Industrial Organization, or International Economics Germany Exchange Program for MA in Economic Joint JD/MA in Economics PhD in Economics |
| West Texas A&M University | x | Canyon, TX | MS in Finance & Economics | |
| West Virginia University | x | Morgantown, WV | ||
| Western Illinois University | x | Macomb, IL | MA in Community and Economic Development MS in Quantitative Economics |
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| Western Kentucky University | x | Bowling Green, KY | MA in Applied Economics | |
| Western Michigan University | x | x | Kalamazoo MI | MA in Applied Economics MA in Economics (Accelerated) PhD in Applied Economics |
| Wichita State University | x | Wichita, KS | MA in Economics MA in Applied Economics |
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| Williams College | x | Williamstown, MA | MA in Policy Economics designed for students from low and middle-income countries who have some practical experience | |
| Wright State University | x | Dayton, OH | MS in Social and Applied Economics Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Economy |
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| Yale University | x | x | New Haven, CT | MA in International and Development Economics Joint degree programs in the School of Forestry or the School of Public Health PhD in Economics with the option of a student-designed Joint Degree |
| Yeshiva University | x | New York, NY | MS in Quantitative Economics | |
| Youngstown State University | x | Youngstown, OH | MA in Economics or MA in Financial Economics Certificate in Economics available |