Top Applied Economics Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026

Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
#14/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate	PhD Applied Economics Course duration: 5 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 Programs	Tuition: ($44,792/Yr)₹41.6L/Yr Living: ($18,966/Yr)₹17.62L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#27/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Cornell University, Ithaca 5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate	MS Applied Economics and Management Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL82 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($37,622/Yr)₹34.94L/Yr Living: ($18,640/Yr)₹17.31L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#64/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 10.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate	MS Applied Economics Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL100PTE68 Programs	Tuition: ($54,550/Yr)₹50.67L/Yr Living: ($15,381/Yr)₹14.29L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#13/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles 7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate	MA Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7 Programs	Tuition: ($14,430/Yr)₹13.4L/Yr Living: ($27,396/Yr)₹25.45L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.6 Best In Infrastructure George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia ₹38.2L 1st Year Fees MS Data Analytics Engineering Apply Now W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona ₹55.26L 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 6.8 Best In Infrastructure Pace University New York City, New York ₹56.51L 1st Year Fees MBA Business Analytics Apply Now 7.5 Best In Faculty University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois ₹39.5L 1st Year Fees MS Business Analytics Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts ₹27.08L 1st Year Fees MS Project Management Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life San Jose State University San Jose, California ₹9.72L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ₹28.19L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 8.3 Best In Infrastructure New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey ₹37.83L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 8.1 Best In Infrastructure University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio ₹28.15L 1st Year Fees B.S Computer Science Apply Now 7.8 Best In Infrastructure University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona ₹33.47L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now
#66/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	UI-Urbana, Urbana 9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate	M.S Agricultural and Applied Economics Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL104 Programs	Tuition: ($31,760/Yr)₹29.5L/Yr Living: ($14,522/Yr)₹13.49L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#62/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate	MS Agricultural and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125TOEFL5 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($31,891/Yr)₹29.62L/Yr Living: ($16,414/Yr)₹15.25L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#100/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Ohio State University, Columbus 5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate	M.A Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: Duolingo120IELTS7 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($66,330/Yr)₹61.61L/Yr Living: ($15,178/Yr)₹14.1L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#104/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	UM-College Park, College Park 6.3(Based on 24 User Reviews)Maryland, USA45%Acceptance Rate	M.S Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GRE320TOEFL80PTE68 Programs	Tuition: ($25,774/Yr)₹23.94L/Yr Living: ($17,384/Yr)₹16.15L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/601 THE Ranking 2021(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 8.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)Ohio, USA85%Acceptance Rate	M.S Applied Economics Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: Duolingo110TOEFL80PTE54 Programs	Tuition: ($26,894/Yr)₹24.98L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#51/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis 9.0(Based on 15 User Reviews)Minnesota, USA77%Acceptance Rate	M.S Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL79PTE59 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($40,508/Yr)₹37.62L/Yr Living: ($9,852/Yr)₹9.15L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#125/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Georgetown University, Washington 6.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)District Of Columbia, USA	MA Applied Economics Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL5 Programs	Tuition: ($82,740/Yr)₹76.85L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 QS Ranking 2020(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Clemson University, Clemson 8.3(Based on 13 User Reviews)South Carolina, USA38.10%Acceptance Rate	M.S Applied Economics and Statistics Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: Duolingo115TOEFL80PTE54 Programs	Tuition: ($29,276/Yr)₹27.19L/Yr Living: ($13,284/Yr)₹12.34L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#401/500 ARWU Ranking 2020(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Vermont, Burlington 8.0(Based on 1 User Reviews)Vermont, USA60%Acceptance Rate	M.S Community Development and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GRE300IELTS6.5 Programs	Tuition: ($51,600/Yr)₹47.93L/Yr Living: ($12,022/Yr)₹11.17L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#301/500 ARWU Ranking 2021(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Utah State University, Logan 10.0(Based on 1 User Reviews)Utah, USA94%Acceptance Rate	B.S Applied Economics Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: IELTS6 Programs	Tuition: ($27,606/Yr)₹25.64L/Yr Living: ($4,823/Yr)₹4.48L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#551/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Umass-Boston, Boston 5.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA83%Acceptance Rate	M.A Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo105TOEFL79PTE53 Programs	Tuition: ($27,677/Yr)₹25.71L/Yr Living: ($18,790/Yr)₹17.45L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#601/1200 THE Ranking 2022(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Idaho, Moscow 6.5(Based on 3 User Reviews)Idaho, USA79.1%Acceptance Rate	B.S Agricultural Economics: Applied Economics Emphasis Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo100TOEFL70PTE48 Programs	Tuition: ($28,052/Yr)₹26.05L/Yr Living: ($8,670/Yr)₹8.05L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#251/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 10.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Virginia, USA55%Acceptance Rate	MS Agricultural and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4.5 Programs	Tuition: ($36,212/Yr)₹33.63L/Yr Living: ($16,990/Yr)₹15.78L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	North Dakota State University, Fargo 7.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)North Dakota, USA94%Acceptance Rate	M.S Agribusiness and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo105TOEFL71 Programs	Tuition: ($11,772/Yr)₹10.93L/Yr Living: ($8,586/Yr)₹7.97L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#551/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	Texas Tech University, Lubbock 7.0(Based on 3 User Reviews)Texas, USA71%Acceptance Rate	M.S Agricultural and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo100IELTS7PTE60 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($24,451/Yr)₹22.71L/Yr Living: ($9,153/Yr)₹8.5L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#301/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics) Check Other Rankings	University of Georgia, Athens 6.3(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA37.2%Acceptance Rate	MS Agricultural and Applied Economics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4.5 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($30,414/Yr)₹28.25L/Yr Living: ($11,672/Yr)₹10.84L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

Top Applied Economics Universities & Colleges in USA in 2026

Found 40 universities

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Cornell University, Ithaca

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Partner Colleges

UI-Urbana, Urbana

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

Ohio State University, Columbus

UM-College Park, College Park

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis

Georgetown University, Washington

Clemson University, Clemson

University of Vermont, Burlington

Utah State University, Logan

Umass-Boston, Boston

University of Idaho, Moscow

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

North Dakota State University, Fargo

Texas Tech University, Lubbock

University of Georgia, Athens

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