Top MA in Economics Colleges & Universities in USA in 2026 - Fees, Rankings & Eligibility
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#7/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Yale University, New Haven

9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate
MA International and Development Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Programs
Tuition:  
($50,900/Yr)₹47.28L/Yr
Living
($19,900/Yr)₹18.48L/Yr
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#64/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

10.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate
M.A International Economics and Finance
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL100PTE68
Programs
Tuition:  
($69,124/Yr)₹64.2L/Yr
Living
($15,381/Yr)₹14.29L/Yr
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#11/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL5.5
Programs
Tuition:  
($90,730/Yr)₹84.27L/Yr
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#13/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

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
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#12/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA
M.A Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
Programs
Tuition:  
($61,336/Yr)₹56.97L/Yr
Living
($2,064/Yr)₹1.92L/Yr
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#15/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($40,828/Yr)₹37.92L/Yr
Living
($6,581/Yr)₹6.11L/Yr
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#25/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Duke University, Durham

9.7(Based on 13 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
($69,880/Yr)₹64.9L/Yr
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#26/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE65
Programs
Tuition:  
($34,053/Yr)₹31.63L/Yr
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#57/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE54
Programs
Tuition:  
($25,058/Yr)₹23.27L/Yr
Living
($17,052/Yr)₹15.84L/Yr
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#23/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Boston University, Boston

7.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA11%Acceptance Rate
MS Quantitative Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($69,870/Yr)₹64.9L/Yr
Living
($15,450/Yr)₹14.35L/Yr
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#96/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Pennsylvania State University, State College

4.7(Based on 19 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA54%Acceptance Rate
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
Programs
Tuition:  
($48,668/Yr)₹45.2L/Yr
Living
($11,280/Yr)₹10.48L/Yr
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#100/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Ohio State University, Columbus

5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate
M.A
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($66,330/Yr)₹61.61L/Yr
Living
($15,178/Yr)₹14.1L/Yr
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#88/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Michigan State University, East Lansing

8.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Michigan, USA85%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE59
Programs
Tuition:  
($69,713/Yr)₹64.75L/Yr
Living
($18,750/Yr)₹17.42L/Yr
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#201/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Vanderbilt University, Nashville

9.2(Based on 1 User Reviews)Tennessee, USA6.3%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE311TOEFL100PTE70
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Tuition:  
($42,282/Yr)₹39.27L/Yr
Living
($11,540/Yr)₹10.72L/Yr
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#189/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

Umass-Amherst, Amherst

8.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105TOEFL80PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
($37,791/Yr)₹35.1L/Yr
Living
($28,288/Yr)₹26.27L/Yr
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#201/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

UC-Irvine, Irvine

6.8(Based on 7 User Reviews)California, USA38.7%Acceptance Rate
M.A Philosophy, Political Science and Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL80PTE56
Programs
Tuition:  
($33,238/Yr)₹30.87L/Yr
Living
($16,677/Yr)₹15.49L/Yr
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#351/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Economics)

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

8.7(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Mexico, USA73.5%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo105IELTS6.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
($23,536/Yr)₹21.86L/Yr
Living
($9,900/Yr)₹9.2L/Yr
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#501/1502 THE Ranking 2023(Economics)

University at Albany, Albany

7.3(Based on 9 User Reviews)New York, USA71%Acceptance Rate
M.A Economics
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110IELTS6.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
($28,773/Yr)₹26.72L/Yr
Living
($13,464/Yr)₹12.51L/Yr
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#113/147 US News Ranking 2025(Economics)

University of Mississippi, University

Mississippi, USA98%Acceptance Rate
MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo110TOEFL4.5PTE53
Programs
Tuition:  
($30,150/Yr)₹28L/Yr
Living
($10,502/Yr)₹9.75L/Yr
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#125/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)

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
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