Overview

Graduate students work closely with our world-class faculty to develop their own research and prepare to make impactful contributions to the field.

Features

Our Economics doctoral program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) enrolls 20-24 full-time students each year and students complete their degree in five to six years.

Students undertake core coursework in microeconomic theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics, and are expected to complete two major and two minor fields in economics.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Economic History

Energy

Environmental Finance

Financial Economics

Health International

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

Disciplines

Economics View 116 other PhDs in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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135

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100

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General requirements

Online application

Three letters of recommendation

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

64310 USD / year

≈ 64310 USD / year
Out-of-State

64310 USD / year

≈ 64310 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

64310 USD / year

≈ 64310 USD / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United States

1814 - 3756 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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