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Any advice on economic schools?

I am applying both to the states and the uk and i was wondering what are the top economic schools? (my GPA is 3.9 so i am applying in top schools)

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Lse?

Oxford/Cambridge LSE UCL Warwick. There's your UCAS form sorted kthxbi.

Reply 3

Tallon

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Oxford/Cambridge LSE UCL Warwick. There's your UCAS form sorted kthxbi.

nottingham is good for accounting and finance too I beleive.

Reply 4

Bagration

In spite of the hostile comments;

Cambridge or Oxford; because Oxbridge is Oxbridge,
LSE because its a premier Uni for that sort of thing and OMG HAYEK TAUGHT THERE SO ITS AUTOMATICALLY EPIC.
UCL, Warwick are generally just good Unis.
I don't know any others that would specialise in Econ, but Durham and Nottingham are generally good universities, too.

Reply 5

ZanyZanny

Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Bristol, Durham, Bath, Nottingham

They are all good for both economics and as universities, just see which you like the look of most depending on whether you want a city or a campus etc.

EDIT: As for Oxford they don't do straight econ.

Reply 6

ElemenT'

The Elite:

Oxford
Cambridge
LSE

The Premier:

Warwick
UCL

and other good Economic schools are Bristol/Notts/Durham etc

Reply 7

Nuheen

For graduate studies, you should definitely check out the top ten US universities. http://www.econphd.net/rankings.htm

Reply 8

HarvardManiac

Thanks for your help guys.

However, if any of you has more info on US universities i would be most grateful.

Reply 9

Lyncho

If you're talking undergrad, can't go wrong with Harvard, MIT, or George Mason.

Reply 10

prospectivEEconomist

Chicago is the best economics school in the world..don't know about others.

Reply 11

TSRreader

I wouldn't recommend Chicago as the best possible economic school for undergraduates. I heard, from one of their undergraduate, there's a huge disparity of dedication and quality between their undergrad and postgrad.

Reply 12

prospectivEEconomist

still...studying at Chicago is amaaaaaazing. being in the same building as amartya sen. WOW, just wow.

Reply 13

Lyncho

*facepalm*

Can't believe I forgot Chicago...I knew I was missing one, but couldn't remember which.

Reply 14

TSRreader

Lyncho, are you an Austrian supporter? Just wondering why you added George Mason.

Reply 15

Lyncho

No, I read Marginal Revolution. Tyler Cowen and Robin Hanson are at George Mason.

Reply 16

Paulwhy

HarvardManiac

Thanks for your help guys.

However, if any of you has more info on US universities i would be most grateful.

Most TSR posters will not have any more idea than you do how US universities rate for economics. But you can certainly ask the question.

Reply 17

TSRreader

For the US it's totally different. It's more important to get into an higher education institution that has strong undergraduate program in general than to search for an institution that's uniquely strong in economics.
For example, if you go to Amherst or Williams to study economics the chances are that you are just more highly regarded as a Harvard grad etc and possibly higher than UCLA and Berkeley. Yet both Amherst and Williams don't do any economic research and have no postgraduate course for economics.

Reply 18

Nuheen

Undergrad institutions don't matter much. They only count because if you are in a well known research institution, you will have access to top class economists who would write your letters of recommendation (the most important part of your application to grad school). So if you want to pursue a PhD, definitely consider going to a research university during your undergrad.

OP, could you be more specific? I assume you are applying for PhD but I am not certain. If you could post your profile and ask more specific questions I maybe of help. By the way, google "econphd forum" and you will find the testmagic forum on PhD economics. It is a great resource.