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#2/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($73,858/Yr)₹68.6L/Yr
Living: 
($21,264/Yr)₹19.75L/Yr
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#3/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
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Tuition:  
($63,540/Yr)₹59.02L/Yr
Living: 
($34,320/Yr)₹31.88L/Yr
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#6/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
6 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
($13,140/Yr)₹12.2L/Yr
Living: 
($7,806/Yr)₹7.25L/Yr
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#4/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
GMAT685IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($75,780/Yr)₹70.38L/Yr
Living: 
($29,000/Yr)₹26.94L/Yr
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#14/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($44,792/Yr)₹41.6L/Yr
Living: 
($18,966/Yr)₹17.62L/Yr
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Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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Tuition:  
($65,120/Yr)₹60.48L/Yr
Living: 
($21,170/Yr)₹19.66L/Yr
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Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL82
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Tuition:  
($20,800/Yr)₹19.32L/Yr
Living: 
($18,640/Yr)₹17.31L/Yr
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#13/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
6 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
($13,140/Yr)₹12.2L/Yr
Living: 
($27,396/Yr)₹25.45L/Yr
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#22/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Business and Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
Programs
Tuition:  
($106,550/Yr)₹98.96L/Yr
Living: 
($21,016/Yr)₹19.52L/Yr
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#12/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 Ph.D Managerial Economics and Strategy
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($61,490/Yr)₹57.11L/Yr
Living: 
($2,064/Yr)₹1.92L/Yr
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#69/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.5
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Tuition:  
($48,500/Yr)₹45.05L/Yr
Living: 
($15,390/Yr)₹14.29L/Yr
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#26/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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UC-San Diego, San Diego

6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0
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Tuition:  
($34,053/Yr)₹31.63L/Yr
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#44/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Brown University, Providence

7.0(Based on 2 User Reviews)Rhode Island, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
Programs
Tuition:  
($74,568/Yr)₹69.26L/Yr
Living: 
($9,774/Yr)₹9.08L/Yr
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#62/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Finance (Business) and Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL106
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Tuition:  
($43,971/Yr)₹40.84L/Yr
Living: 
($16,414/Yr)₹15.25L/Yr
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#119/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Purdue University, West Lafayette

7.0(Based on 18 User Reviews)Indiana, USA50%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
($40,936/Yr)₹38.02L/Yr
Living: 
($13,720/Yr)₹12.74L/Yr
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#201/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

9.7(Based on 12 User Reviews)Georgia, USA14%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($31,180/Yr)₹28.96L/Yr
Living: 
($17,664/Yr)₹16.41L/Yr
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#71/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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UC-Davis, Davis

9.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA42%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL80
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Tuition:  
($31,360/Yr)₹29.13L/Yr
Living: 
($16,136/Yr)₹14.99L/Yr
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#23/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Boston University, Boston

7.7(Based on 15 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA11%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL5
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Tuition:  
($73,024/Yr)₹67.82L/Yr
Living: 
($15,450/Yr)₹14.35L/Yr
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#251/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Rice University, Houston

8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Texas, USA7.9%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo115TOEFL4.5
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Tuition:  
($62,474/Yr)₹58.03L/Yr
Living: 
($18,100/Yr)₹16.81L/Yr
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#100/700 QS Ranking 2025(Economics)
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Ohio State University, Columbus

5.3(Based on 7 User Reviews)Ohio, USA61%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL79
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Tuition:  
($66,330/Yr)₹61.61L/Yr
Living: 
($15,178/Yr)₹14.1L/Yr
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