Columbia University or New York University

[Dari]

Is one better than the other?

 

[DaWhim]

which one gives you more money?

columbia wanted 10k from my teacher and nyu was giving full scholarship, so he went to nyu.

 

Columbia > NYU

I am going for a Master's at NYU and all, but Columbia owns it.

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: dwell
Columbia > NYU

I am going for a Master's at NYU and all, but Columbia owns it.

Can you tell me the ranking for the Stern School of Business? I got into both, but my main interest was staying in NYC because of my job. I'm leaning towards Columbia but I've heard great things about NYU to just overlook it.

 

[cchen]

For a PhD in Econ, Columbia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NYU. Just look at the faculty that you could study with:

Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Susan Elmes
R. Glenn Hubbard
Edmund Phelps
Jeff Sachs
Joseph Stiglitz

... just to name a few. The faculty at NYU just cannot compare

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
which one gives you more money?

columbia wanted 10k from my teacher and nyu was giving full scholarship, so he went to nyu.

uhm..... doubt it. almost all phd programs will fully fund students

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: cchen
For a PhD in Econ, Columbia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NYU. Just look at the faculty that you could study with:

Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Susan Elmes
R. Glenn Hubbard
Edmund Phelps
Jeff Sachs
Joseph Stiglitz

... just to name a few. The faculty at NYU just cannot compare

stiglitz just won a nobel prize too when i was studying at columbia. i have since graduated, but my classmates were all attempting to go to grad schools in nyc and their preference was ALWAYS columbia over NYU for any subject.

 

Originally posted by: Dari

Originally posted by: dwell
Columbia > NYU

I am going for a Master's at NYU and all, but Columbia owns it.

Can you tell me the ranking for the Stern School of Business? I got into both, but my main interest was staying in NYC because of my job. I'm leaning towards Columbia but I've heard great things about NYU to just overlook it.

Stern is really good. It's up there on the list but Columbia is better.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: cchen
For a PhD in Econ, Columbia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NYU. Just look at the faculty that you could study with:


R. Glenn Hubbard/q]


Scientology?

 

[Krk3561]

Business and Economics are two different areas of study so Stern shouldn't really get any consideration if you are looking for a PhD in Econ.

 

[isasir]

If I weren't biased, I'd vote for Columbia, but I am biased, so I vote for NYU.

 

[skim milk]

I would go to NYU

only because they allow you to take courses at Stern while you are in their econ graduate program

 

[SouthPaW1227]

The fact that you can sit through an Economics course, let alone get a PhD in one is astounding in itself.

Let me give you a one line summary of Macroecoomics:

Adam Smith & the Invisible hand, things correct themself, market controls itself over time, resession depression recovery, Sweden has positive cashflow, Rich does not equal Cash, rinse repeat, ughhhhhhhh

 

[LS20]

yes, 1 is vastly superior to the other and 80% of the employers out there are so discriminating that they'll pass you by if you happen to pick the wrong school of the 2 available.

i love hearing people nit-pick over irrelevant 3$ magazine rankings for schooling decisions

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: LS20
yes, 1 is vastly superior to the other and 80% of the employers out there are so discriminating that they'll pass you by if you happen to pick the wrong school of the 2 available.

i love hearing people nit-pick over irrelevant 3$ magazine rankings for schooling decisions

rankings for a PhD program are not so trivial...

 

[gotsmack]

Columbia has one of the best Econ programs in the US. Even on the MBA level (for finance anyway) you can't compare Columbia to NYU. Plus Columbia is an Ivy.

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: gotsmack
Columbia has one of the best Econ programs in the US. Even on the MBA level (for finance anyway) you can't compare Columbia to NYU.

actually... i think nyu is better for strictly finance. columbia overall is better

 

[gotsmack]

I think Stern has a better management program and Columbia is Finance/Econ.

 

[cchen]

Originally posted by: gotsmack
I think Stern has a better management program and Columbia is Finance/Econ.

no. check us news rankings for finance.

 

[gotsmack]

I used the business week rankings, but I do see the US News ranks Stern higher for finance

 

[Paul Ma]

NYU has Sargent and is aggressively hiring top faculty. Are we talking about economics Ph.D or fiannce, cause they're completely different. Also getting a Ph.D from a business school is different from getting it from the graduate school. Money may also be a consideration.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: SouthPaW1227
The fact that you can sit through an Economics course, let alone get a PhD in one is astounding in itself.

Let me give you a one line summary of Macroecoomics:

Adam Smith & the Invisible hand, things correct themself, market controls itself over time, resession depression recovery, Sweden has positive cashflow, Rich does not equal Cash, rinse repeat, ughhhhhhhh

Economics gets interesting at the graduate level.

 

[Paul Ma]

Ranking for Ph.D programs is pretty noisy. It's well known that the Top 5 in no particular order are: Chicago, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford. After that it gets a little hazy.

 

[gotsmack]

Ok, I am a little one sided here and let my own preferences get the best of me.

Here is the most important thing you have to know about selecting a PhD program: Look at the C.V.s of the faculty to select the school . You will need advisor and that person will oversee your research, your research interests should match your advisor's.

Econ is divided into many sub fields Columbia is better in some and NYU in others.

I can tell you for a fact that currently Columbia's B school is completely dominated by Econ and their PhDs in business are currently being trained to think with a heavy influence of of Econ.

I can tell you this because last year I was considering doing a PhD in Organizational Theory (business).

 

[Paul Ma]

Gotsmack speaks sense. You really need to look at what fields you're intererested in and go from there.