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It is known that Harvard has a famous econ program but how does it fare with other colleges like, MIT, U of Chicago, Stanford...?
What's the faculty like and what type of course selections do they have to offer?

By Attitudica (Attitudica) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 03:03 pm: Edit

No dude, are you crazy? Harvard and Economics? Harvard is purely known for its science and engineering programs, and every kid in the world knows that.

By Ort30 (Ort30) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 03:50 pm: Edit

Harvard does, however, have one of the top economic programs. Based on one of their representatives, it is their most popular major.

By Ort30 (Ort30) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 03:51 pm: Edit

I mean concentration, not major.

By Wrathofgod64 (Wrathofgod64) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 05:29 pm: Edit

harvard's engineering program isn't that great... it's not even in the top 20 i think

By Candi1657 (Candi1657) on Monday, September 20, 2004 - 09:39 pm: Edit

I think he was being facetious.

By Imblue (Imblue) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 04:45 am: Edit

If you like rankings, you'll be happy to know that Harvard's graduate economics department is ranked #2, tied with Chicago, Princeton, and Stanford, and behind MIT.

By Ort30 (Ort30) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 07:27 pm: Edit

I thought that Princeton didn't have a grad. school.

By Jab93 (Jab93) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 07:39 pm: Edit

Ort,

Princeton does not have professional schools (business, medicine, law, etc... ), but they do have PhD programs.

By Ort30 (Ort30) on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 - 09:12 pm: Edit

Sorry.

I remember them being tied for #1 with Harvard for National Universities with PhD's.

By Hopedart (Hopedart) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 03:51 am: Edit

Harvard doesn't have a good econ program? All sciences? Wow, that is hard to digest. I thought econ was one of the strongest faculty areas of Harvard.

By Attitudica (Attitudica) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:06 pm: Edit

Oh I always end up feeling like Chandler. Nobody gets my jokes

By Corny (Corny) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:42 pm: Edit

Harvard is well known in economics especially in macro and international economics.

By Bjr1986 (Bjr1986) on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 12:49 pm: Edit

Harvard's economics departments is one of its strongest. The President of the University, President Summers, frequently teaches undergraduate economics classes (this year he is teaching one on globalization and its critics). Martin Feldenstein, one of the greatest living conservative economists teaches the introductory course, economics 10.