17 PhD programs in Economics without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — US
17 programs for a PhD in Economics in the US that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
no-GRE Programs
Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.
- 1
Stanford University
- Grad School Navigator#2University rank
- QS#3Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#2Subject rank
- U.S. News#2Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $63,540
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Grad School Navigator#3University rank
- QS#2Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#1Subject rank
- U.S. News#3Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 3
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#11Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#14Subject rank
- U.S. News#7Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 4
- Annual tuition
- $56,840
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 4
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Grad School Navigator#19University rank
- QS#30Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#21Subject rank
- U.S. News#29Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
University of Southern California
- Grad School Navigator#42University rank
- QS#98Subject rank
- Times Higher Education=47Subject rank
- U.S. News#30Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 15 +1
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 6
University of Virginia
- Grad School Navigator#55University rank
- QS=170Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#64Subject rank
- U.S. News#114Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Annual tuition
- $35,332
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 7
Boston University
- Grad School Navigator#85University rank
- QS=26Subject rank
- Times Higher Education#46Subject rank
- U.S. News#50Subject rank
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 8
North Carolina State University
- Grad School Navigator#114University rank
- QS301–350Subject rank
- Times Higher Education251–300Subject rank
- U.S. News#345Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 31 +1
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 9
Indiana University--Bloomington
- Grad School Navigator#126University rank
- QS251–300Subject rank
- U.S. News#37Subject rank
- Academic Ranking of World Universities#34Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1 +1
- Annual tuition
- $36,749
- 10
Stony Brook University--SUNY
- Application deadline
- Jan 15 +2
- Program duration
- 84 months
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Complete Program List17 programs
The complete list of Economics PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Stanford University | Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economics | 60 months |
| #3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 72 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 72 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | PhD in Economics | 60 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | PhD in public policy and economics | 84 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | PhD program in Resource Policy & Behavior | 60 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Doctor of Philosophy in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics | |
| #42 | University of Southern California | PhD in Health Economics | 60 months |
| #55 | University of Virginia | Doctor of Philosophy program in Economics | 60 months |
| #85 | Boston University | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 72 months |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 60 months |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | PhD-prep Master's Track in Economics | 24 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 84 months |
| #301–400 | University of Iowa | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 72 months |
| Clark University | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 24 months | |
| Drexel University | Doctor of Philosophy in Economics | 60 months |
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