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PhD Economics at University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania, United States

Programme overview

The graduate economics program at Penn is a Ph.D. program administered by the Graduate Group in Economics, which consists of the faculty of the Department of Economics, and some of its secondary appointments in the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences. A master's program in Economics is not offered at the University of Pennsylvania.

Faculty: School of Arts and Sciences  |  Duration: 19 course units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States

What you will study

Requires 19 course units in total. Listed required courses include ECON 7100 Microeconomic Theory I; ECON 7200 Macroeconomic Theory I; ECON 7110 Microeconomic Theory; ECON 7210 Macroeconomic Theory; ECON 7300 Econometrics I: Fundamentals; ECON 7310 Econometrics II: Methods & Models.

Career pathways

Graduates of the program obtain positions at leading universities, research institutions, and government agencies around the world.

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Application information

USD 46,540 a year (2026-27). Full tuition rate for PhD programs for 2026-2027 (Annenberg, Arts & Sciences, Design, Education, Social Policy & Practice, Engineering, Nursing, Wharton and Biomedical Sciences share this rate). Most PhD programs fully fund students for at least 4 years, Source

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