25 Most Popular Colleges for Economics Doctor’s Degree Programs

There are several excellent colleges in the United States that offer doctor’s degrees in economics. These schools have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Harvard.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Harvard University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,816	$44,816
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,142	$1,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,401	$1,401

In 2017-2018, Harvard reported having 2,182 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 867 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

There were 2,805 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UChicago.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Chicago

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$55,836	$55,836
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,164	$1,164
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,861	$1,861

In a typical year, there are 660 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 137 were classified as teaching assistants, and 523 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at U of Michigan.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,368	$45,156
Fees for Full-Time Students	$328	$328
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,201	$2,467

Across all programs, there were 3,898 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,972 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,881 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Stanford can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stanford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,987	$48,987
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,089	$1,089

The school reported having 3,422 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,114 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,308 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Wazzu.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Washington State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,224	$24,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,575	$1,575
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$589	$1,261

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,766. Of that number, 924 were classified as teaching assistants, and 776 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Wisconsin.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,728	$24,054
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,260	$1,260
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$670	$1,503

The school reported having 5,003 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,666 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending MIT.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,580	$49,580
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,312	$3,312
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$770	$770

In 2017-2018, MIT reported having 3,328 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,615 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UMN Twin Cities can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,728	$25,884
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,504	$1,504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,394	$2,157

There were 5,560 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 2,063 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,316 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Northwestern U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northwestern University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$52,239	$52,239
Fees for Full-Time Students	$440	$440
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$6,195	$6,195

In a typical year, there are 1,169 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 655 were classified as teaching assistants, and 514 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Princeton.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Princeton University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$47,140	$47,140
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,800	$1,800
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,255. Of that number, 732 were classified as teaching assistants, and 523 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending GMU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at George Mason University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,228	$30,932
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,252	$3,252
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$603	$1,424

Across all programs, there were 1,385 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 587 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Duke.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Duke University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$51,480	$51,480
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,137	$1,137
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,990	$2,990

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,598. Of that number, 715 were classified as teaching assistants, and 883 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UIUC can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

In 2017-2018, UIUC reported having 5,627 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Boston U.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Boston University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$50,980	$50,980
Fees for Full-Time Students	$736	$736
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,593	$1,593

Across all programs, there were 2,892 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,211 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,151 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UCLA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Los Angeles

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,501	$1,501
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

The school reported having 5,296 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,638 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,303 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at The Graduate Center.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at CUNY Graduate School and University Center

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,350	$21,720
Fees for Full-Time Students	$480	$480
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$530	$905

In a typical year, there are 1,210 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,210 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending University of Virginia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,552	$26,048
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,720	$3,402
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$866	$1,434

There were 1,641 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 740 were classified as teaching assistants, and 901 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UC Berkeley.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - Berkeley

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,668	$2,668
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 4,694 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 3,148 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,546 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Georgia State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Georgia State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,020	$22,518
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,128	$2,128
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$390	$1,251

The school reported having 2,924 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 731 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,772 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMCP.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Maryland - College Park

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,294	$26,532
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,590	$1,590
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$683	$1,474

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 4,109. Of that number, 2,929 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,180 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UCSD.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - San Diego

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,944	$1,944
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

There were 4,120 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 2,394 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,402 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at UPenn can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Pennsylvania

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$33,604	$33,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,530	$3,530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,651	$1,651

In 2017-2018, UPenn reported having 81 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 71 were classified as teaching assistants, and 10 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UW Seattle.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,207	$27,255
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,065	$1,065
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$1,298

In a typical year, there are 2,670 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,017 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,574 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Claremont Graduate University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Claremont Graduate University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,236	$34,236
Fees for Full-Time Students	$600	$600
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,902	$1,902

There were 144 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 38 were classified as teaching assistants, and 106 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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