What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BA / BSc Economics
- Master's / PhD
- MSc / MA Economics; PhD
- Class 12 stream
- Commerce, PCM, Humanities with Maths
- Careers
- Explore Economics careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · TMUA (Cambridge, LSE, Warwick) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (usually) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Economics
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
201–300Aalto UniversityEspoo, Finland · World 401–500201–300Barcelona School of EconomicsBarcelona, Spain201–300Beijing Institute of TechnologyZizhuyuan Subdistrict, China · World 101–150201–300Beijing Jiaotong UniversityBeijing, China · World 501–600201–300Beijing Normal UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–150201–300BI Norwegian Business SchoolBergen, Norway201–300Bielefeld UniversityNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · World 701–800201–300Bucharest University of Economic StudiesBucharest, Romania201–300Ca' Foscari University of VeniceVenice, Italy201–300California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300Capital University of Economics & BusinessHuaxiang Subdistrict, China201–300Carleton UniversityOttawa, Ontario, Canada · World 501–600Admission guide201–300Charles UniversityPrague, Czechia · World 301–400201–300Claremont Graduate UniversityClaremont, CA, United States201–300Clark UniversityWorcester, MA, United States · UG fees ~₹56.4 lakh/yr201–300Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yr201–300Complutense University of MadridMadrid, Spain · World 301–400201–300Delft University of TechnologyDelft, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide201–300Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, United States · World 501–600 · UG fees ~₹59.8 lakh/yr201–300Edhec Business SchoolFrance201–300Fordham UniversityBronx, NY, United States · UG fees ~₹62.2 lakh/yr201–300Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA, United States · World 601–700 · UG fees ~₹23.8 lakh/yr201–300Hunan UniversityChangsha, China · World 151–200201–300Kiel UniversityKiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · World 201–300Admission guide201–300Kobe UniversityKobe, Japan · World 501–600201–300Kyoto UniversityKyoto Prefecture, Japan · World #46Admission guide201–300Lebanese American UniversityBeirut, Lebanon · World 601–700201–300Leibniz University HannoverHanover, Germany · World 401–500201–300Liaoning UniversityShenyang, China201–300Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, United Kingdom · World 801–900201–300Louisiana State University, Baton RougeUnited States · World 401–500201–300Macquarie UniversitySydney, New South Wales, Australia · World 201–300201–300McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada · World #76Admission guide201–300Nanjing Audit UniversityPukou District, China201–300Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China · World #75201–300Nanjing University of Finance & EconomicsNanjing, China · World 901–1000201–300Nankai UniversityTianjin, China · World 151–200201–300National Graduate Institute for Policy StudiesJapan201–300New York University Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · World 801–900 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide201–300Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · World 201–300Admission guide201–300NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · World 151–200201–300Osaka UniversityOsaka Prefecture, Japan · World 201–300Admission guide201–300Polytechnic University of MilanMilan, Italy · World 301–400201–300Pontifical Catholic University of ChileSantiago, Chile · World 501–600201–300Queen's UniversityKingston, Ontario, Canada · World 201–300Admission guide201–300Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane, Queensland, Australia · World 301–400201–300Radboud University NijmegenNijmegen, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide201–300Royal Holloway, University of LondonSurrey, United Kingdom · World 801–900201–300Rutgers University, NewarkNewark, NJ, United States · World 901–1000 · UG fees ~₹35.2 lakh/yr
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Economics. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.
Where Economics leads
careers, and the same path in IndiaCareers it opens
Or study it in India
- BA / B.Sc Economics · After 12th
- CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) · After graduation
- Bank PO / RBI Grade B · After graduation
- B.Com · After 12th
- M.A. · After graduation
- UGC NET (Assistant Professor eligibility, JRF and PhD admission) · After master's