Harvard tops the QS top universities list.
Sixteen teachers have received the prestigious award for economics between the decades of 1969 and 2023.
Nowadays, youth hope to pursue their higher education in prestigious institutions around the world. One of the most popular subjects to pursue higher studies abroad is Economics. Here is a list of the top 5 universities in the world that are best to pursue Economics.
The QS Top Universities website has released a list of the world’s top institutions for economics. Harvard University is ranked first in this list, while Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT is ranked second. Stanford University is ranked third and the University of Chicago is ranked fourth. The website has placed Princeton University at the fifth position.
The University of Chicago has the highest number of faculty members who have received the Nobel Prize in Economics. This means that the institution’s economics department has received the most Nobel Prizes in this subject. Sixteen faculty members have received the prestigious award for economics between the decades of 1969 and 2023. However, Harvard University ranks first overall.
Economics courses taught at the institute
If a student decides to pursue this subject at the University of Chicago, they can take admission in its undergraduate program. They can pursue BA in Economics, which offers two specializations, which are Business Economics and Data Science. The duration of this course is four years. International students, to get admission here, have to pay a fee of Rs 56 lakh for the mentioned duration.
How to gain admission
The institution’s Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics considers several factors during the admission process. Some of these include past academic records, letters of recommendation, writing samples, research experience, and GRE, TOEFL, or IELTS scores. The University of Chicago has a set score for English speaking proficiency.
