Best Universities for Environmental Economics in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Economics. A graph of 166K citations received by 13.1K academic papers made by 64 universities in Latin America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Brazil

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Brazil

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

3. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Chile

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

4. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Brazil

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

5. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Brazil

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

6. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Environmental Economics

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

7. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Brazil

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

8. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Mexico

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

9. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Brazil

#404 in the World

Founded: 1934

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Chile

#462 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Environmental Economics

#7 in Brazil

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

12. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Environmental Economics

#8 in Brazil

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Mexico

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

14. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Environmental Economics

#9 in Brazil

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

15. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Environmental Economics

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

16. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Brazil

#627 in the World

Founded: 1960

17. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Environmental Economics

#11 in Brazil

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

18. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Mexico

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

19. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Environmental Economics

#12 in Brazil

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

20. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Environmental Economics

#13 in Brazil

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

21. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Environmental Economics

#14 in Brazil

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

22. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Environmental Economics

#15 in Brazil

#749 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Environmental Economics

#16 in Brazil

#800 in the World

Founded: 1946

24. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Environmental Economics

#17 in Brazil

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

25. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Environmental Economics

#18 in Brazil

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

26. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Environmental Economics

#19 in Brazil

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

27. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Environmental Economics

#20 in Brazil

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

28. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Environmental Economics

#21 in Brazil

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

29. Federal University of Para

For Environmental Economics

#22 in Brazil

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1957

30. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Environmental Economics

#23 in Brazil

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

31. University of Talca

For Environmental Economics

#3 in Chile

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1981

32. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Peru

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

33. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Environmental Economics

#24 in Brazil

#1167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

34. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Chile

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1953

35. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Chile

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

36. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Uruguay

#1205 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

37. University of La Sabana

Colombia | Chia

For Environmental Economics

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1980

38. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Chile

#1218 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Environmental Economics

#4 in Mexico

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

40. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Environmental Economics

#25 in Brazil

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1922

41. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Environmental Economics

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

42. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Environmental Economics

#1 in Argentina

#1331 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

43. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Environmental Economics

#26 in Brazil

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

44. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Environmental Economics

#27 in Brazil

#1346 in the World

Founded: 1950

45. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Environmental Economics

#28 in Brazil

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

46. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Environmental Economics

#7 in Chile

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

47. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For Environmental Economics

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

48. University of Cuenca

Ecuador | Cuenca

For Environmental Economics

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1867

49. ESPOL Polytechnic University

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Environmental Economics

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

50. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Environmental Economics

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

51. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Environmental Economics

#29 in Brazil

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

52. Pontificia Bolivariana University

Colombia | Medellin

For Environmental Economics

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1937

53. Northern University

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Environmental Economics

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1966

54. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Environmental Economics

#30 in Brazil

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

55. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Environmental Economics

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

56. University of Bio Bio

Chile | Concepcion

For Environmental Economics

#8 in Chile

#1425 in the World

Founded: 1988

57. Autonomous University of Chile

For Environmental Economics

#9 in Chile

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1989

58. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Economics

#5 in Mexico

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

59. National Polytechnic School, Ecuador

Ecuador | Quito

For Environmental Economics

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1869

60. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Colombia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1945

61. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Environmental Economics

#6 in Mexico

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

62. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Environmental Economics

#31 in Brazil

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

63. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Environmental Economics

#10 in Chile

#1524 in the World

Founded: 1928

64. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Environmental Economics

#2 in Peru

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

Economics subfields in Latin America

Actuarial Science21

Agricultural Economics43

Development Studies330

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics155

International Economics42

International Relations and Diplomacy39

International Trade54

Investment Banking and Stock trading43

Political Economy54