Overview

Our Economics graduates at University of Illinois at Chicago work as university professors, conduct policy analysis in government agencies and non-governmental organizations, and work in leading private sectors firms.

Features

We enroll about 10 new doctoral students per year and the modest size of our program allows us to have small classes, provide support to our students, and have a lot of student-faculty interaction.

About half of our students are from the United States and the other half come from all over the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Microeconomic Theory

Labor Economics

Development Economics

International Monetary Policy

Time Series Econometrics

Health Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

72 SCH

104 from the baccalaureate, 72 from the master’s.

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Economics View 114 other PhDs in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

English Proficiency

GRE Test scores

Three Letters of Recommendation

Personal Statement

Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Writing Sample

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

9376 USD / year

≈ 9376 USD / year
Out-of-State

9376 USD / year

≈ 9376 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4498 USD / year

≈ 4498 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 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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Overview

Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Chicago

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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