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Economics

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What you'll do in college

Economics majors study how people, companies, and governments make decisions and how those decisions shape the world. Core coursework includes micro and macro theory, statistics, econometrics, and a wide range of electives—labor economics, development, behavioral economics, environmental economics, public finance.

Math expectations vary: some programs are very mathematical, others more conceptual. Many students do undergraduate research or write a senior thesis using real data.

What you'll do after college

Economics is one of the most flexible majors. Grads go into consulting, finance, tech, government (think Federal Reserve, Treasury, Congressional Budget Office), nonprofits, journalism, and law school. Many pursue master's or PhD programs in economics, public policy, or business.

The major is valued because it teaches a way of thinking about incentives, trade-offs, and data that applies almost anywhere. Pay is solid and rises significantly with graduate degrees.

Famous graduates

  • Milton Friedman — Nobel laureate and influential economist; B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Rutgers University
  • Ben Bernanke — Former Fed chair; B.A. in Economics from Harvard University
  • Janet Yellen — U.S. Treasury Secretary and former Fed chair; B.A. in Economics from Brown University
  • Sheryl Sandberg - Former COO of Meta, B.A. in Economics from Harvard University
  • Steve Ballmer — Former CEO of Microsoft; B.A. in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University
  • Susan Athey — Prominent tech economist; B.A. in Economics, Computer Science, and Mathematics from Duke University
  • Brian Armstrong - CEO of Coinbase, B.A. in Economics and Computer Science from Rice University

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$76,061
1,861
100–90%
$79,112
3,343
90–81%
$82,967
5,252
81–62%
$86,874
6,991
61–41%
$92,089
6,986
41–18%
$117,264
5,099
18–9%
$129,534
3,447
9–5%
$148,692
1,874
5–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$72,649
1,378
400–1110
$79,398
2,712
1110–1210
$85,717
4,190
1210–1290
$91,363
5,507
1290–1400
$101,325
5,553
1400–1460
$119,052
4,051
1460–1510
$137,221
2,801
1510–1530
$147,515
1,361
1530–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings by acceptance rate and institution category

$66,191p10 $107,811p90 Art & Music STEM, Business & Military Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University 20–30% 10–20% 0–10% Bennington College · $86,514 The New School · $78,223 SUNY at Purchase College · $51,598 Bentley University · $110,368 Bryant University · $73,309 Worcester Polytechnic Institute · $101,986 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · $92,360 Rochester Institute of Technology · $86,757 Cal Poly - Pomona · $71,690 Virginia Military Institute · $86,489 Clarkson University · $87,720 Missouri University of Science and Technology · $87,135 Nichols College · $74,021 Michigan Technological University · $80,956 Kenyon College · $99,036 Lafayette College · $118,791 Franklin and Marshall College · $93,563 Bucknell University · $123,722 Oberlin College · $94,507 Muhlenberg College · $96,370 Mount Holyoke College · $97,177 Connecticut College · $114,291 Illinois Wesleyan University · $94,692 Scripps College · $98,602 St. Lawrence University · $96,610 Gettysburg College · $104,691 Whitman College · $88,631 Hampden-Sydney College · $85,381 Florida Southern College · $71,949 Dickinson College · $96,930 Union College · $103,214 Southwestern University · $90,256 Wofford College · $78,026 Occidental College · $85,183 William Jewell College · $79,142 Rollins College · $107,486 Austin College · $89,323 Centre College · $94,042 Furman University · $82,192 Kalamazoo College · $84,052 Providence College · $107,872 Grove City College · $85,984 Rhodes College · $89,612 Lake Forest College · $90,029 Centenary College of Louisiana · $72,394 DePauw University · $119,448 University of the South · $93,322 Wabash College · $82,327 Carthage College · $67,681 Allegheny College · $84,048 Albion College · $74,217 American International College · $70,105 Cornell College · $81,320 Goucher College · $55,036 Tougaloo College · $70,243 College of Saint Benedict · $87,133 Dordt University · $80,456 Agnes Scott College · $78,687 Berry College · $86,477 Ohio Wesleyan University · $82,086 Carroll University · $81,320 Chatham University · $83,062 Drew University · $84,376 Drury University · $75,900 Elizabethtown College · $82,340 Transylvania University · $80,879 Presbyterian College · $83,251 Alma College · $70,215 Missouri Valley College · $69,506 Augustana College (IL) · $89,733 Hobart William Smith Colleges · $128,642 Graceland University - Lamoni · $73,340 Ottawa University - Ottawa · $77,302 Hollins University · $61,812 Calvin University · $43,746 Hendrix College · $81,464 Maryville College · $77,815 Millsaps College · $81,981 North Central College · $89,370 Eckerd College · $68,642 Knox College · $78,516 Saint Mary's College of California · $92,551 Beloit College · $85,344 Juniata College · $75,170 Bethany College · $68,552 Whitworth University · $87,457 University of Puget Sound · $71,447 St. Mary's College of Maryland · $75,556 Augustana University · $78,245 Coe College · $65,222 Earlham College · $69,006 Gustavus Adolphus College · $107,811 Hanover College · $89,197 New College of Florida · $71,083 Meredith College · $72,340 Covenant College · $55,615 Bridgewater College · $69,537 Central College · $78,829 Georgetown College · $69,617 Illinois College · $74,584 Lawrence University · $81,631 St Catherine University · $77,067 Augsburg University · $85,773 Hamline University · $79,040 Luther College · $84,080 Doane University · $77,329 Hood College · $74,185 Lycoming College · $74,532 Susquehanna University · $86,948 Saint Anselm College · $87,052 University of the Northwest (Willamette University) · $73,844 Moravian University · $93,867 Davis & Elkins College · $71,687 Lewis & Clark College · $57,200 Catawba College · $71,684 Huntington University · $67,778 Westmont College · $78,153 Ripon College · $78,415 Roanoke College · $81,026 Sweet Briar College · $71,265 York College of Pennsylvania · $74,996 Wittenberg University · $79,936 Flagler College · $81,652 Oglethorpe University · $78,574 Ursinus College · $89,901 Converse University · $65,761 Guilford College · $73,330 Nebraska Wesleyan University · $77,742 Saint Mary's College (IN) · $92,040 University of Redlands · $66,191 Wartburg College · $79,720 Simmons University · $80,345 Washington & Jefferson College · $80,040 West Virginia Wesleyan College · $72,708 Linfield University · $90,403 Muskingum University · $63,801 McDaniel College · $83,343 Hope College · $81,792 Lenoir-Rhyne University · $72,216 Pacific Lutheran University · $57,710 Keene State College · $91,342 Saint Michael's College · $73,283 Simpson College · $82,579 Washington College · $80,117 Franklin College · $80,055 Hartwick College · $74,357 Westminster College · $78,418 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor · $73,381 Eastern Mennonite University · $80,637 University of Georgia · $86,029 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $99,389 William & Mary · $109,704 Binghamton University · $88,759 San Diego State University · $69,444 University of California, Santa Barbara · $97,382 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · $79,765 North Carolina State University · $101,506 University of South Florida · $70,997 University of Wisconsin - Madison · $88,618 University of Tennessee, Knoxville · $79,372 University of Washington · $88,532 Clemson University · $96,882 University of Central Florida · $75,423 Purdue University · $91,286 University of Maryland, Baltimore County · $79,591 University of Maryland, College Park · $89,200 Cal State Long Beach · $68,911 University of California, Davis · $77,190 State University of New York at New Paltz · $63,030 Auburn University · $87,178 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · $74,766 Stony Brook University · $79,118 Ohio State University · $81,230 North Carolina A&T State University · $50,829 Ramapo College of New Jersey · $68,168 Texas A&M University - College Station · $92,793 CUNY Brooklyn College · $70,455 CUNY Queens College · $64,210 Cal State Fullerton · $72,582 Governors State University · $66,880 Northern Illinois University · $73,521 University of West Florida · $68,960 University of Connecticut · $84,495 Virginia Tech · $83,127 Pennsylvania State University · $91,914 University of South Carolina · $90,990 New Mexico State University · $63,854 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · $63,605 Georgia State University · $75,307 CUNY City College · $61,235 CUNY Lehman College · $61,694 CUNY York College · $50,887 Central Connecticut State University · $65,408 University of Arkansas at Little Rock · $68,381 Florida Atlantic University · $59,211 West Texas A&M University · $71,081 University of Pittsburgh · $79,455 University of Massachusetts - Amherst · $89,000 University of New Mexico · $72,768 Florida International University · $77,113 State University of New York at Cortland · $72,300 Truman State University · $84,317 College of New Jersey · $74,370 Frostburg State University · $70,468 Jackson State University · $65,349 Minnesota State University, Mankato · $78,992 Northeastern Illinois University · $69,220 University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma · $67,723 University of Central Missouri · $69,237 Winthrop University · $65,835 University of North Carolina Wilmington · $82,013 Fresno State · $56,306 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $83,633 Western Carolina University · $62,156 Ball State University · $88,213 Eastern Michigan University · $75,375 Jacksonville State University · $65,650 Kean University · $68,912 Rutgers University - New Brunswick · $89,510 University at Albany · $71,017 University of North Florida · $80,478 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $77,748 James Madison University · $96,562 Texas Tech University · $81,520 University of Michigan - Dearborn · $82,188 University of Texas at Dallas · $87,714 Georgia Southern University · $66,380 SUNY Oneonta · $75,679 Tennessee State University · $70,610 Eastern Illinois University · $73,127 University of Colorado Boulder · $81,765 Louisiana State University · $85,600 University of Alabama · $100,842 University of Delaware · $95,557 College of Charleston · $55,374 University of Tennessee, Chattanooga · $68,392 Louisiana Tech University · $84,250 Worcester State University · $57,999 Wright State University · $84,367 Western Illinois University · $75,603 Wichita State University · $76,969 University of California, Santa Cruz · $72,725 Farmingdale State College · $66,962 University of Pittsburgh - Bradford · $78,799 University of Vermont · $76,486 Oklahoma State University · $79,040 University of Arkansas · $99,092 Miami University - Ohio · $104,645 SUNY College at Geneseo · $95,698 University of Alabama in Huntsville · $90,271 University of Michigan - Flint · $70,769 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse · $85,793 University of Colorado Denver · $71,910 University of Rhode Island · $79,162 Bemidji State University · $68,867 Cal State East Bay · $71,683 University of Idaho · $73,429 University of Louisville · $79,224 University of Tennessee, Martin · $69,102 University of Wisconsin - Parkside · $71,485 University of Houston · $77,897 University of Illinois Chicago · $72,983 Indiana University · $104,036 University of Minnesota - Morris · $72,336 University of Missouri - Kansas City · $86,953 University of South Carolina Upstate · $78,813 University of Wisconsin - Superior · $66,463 Valdosta State University · $74,276 Rowan University · $80,934 Rutgers University - Newark · $87,167 SUNY Old Westbury · $47,155 University of Missouri · $110,545 Winona State University · $77,791 University of Oklahoma - Norman · $87,696 University of North Carolina at Charlotte · $75,340 East Tennessee State University · $64,923 Middle Tennessee State University · $43,836 University of New Hampshire · $89,165 Youngstown State University · $70,535 Arkansas State University · $65,317 Saginaw Valley State University · $70,992 University of Missouri - Saint Louis · $96,922 Oregon State University · $76,626 Coastal Carolina University · $56,546 Rutgers University - Camden · $89,671 Southeast Missouri State University · $68,837 Tennessee Technological University · $69,830 University of Illinois Springfield · $70,399 University of Massachusetts Boston · $67,272 Kennesaw State University · $65,134 Angelo State University · $71,347 University of Iowa · $92,909 University of West Georgia · $69,765 Cal State Bakersfield · $80,420 Cal State Channel Islands · $67,512 Metropolitan State University of Denver · $70,073 Portland State University · $77,900 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · $68,400 State University of New York at Oswego · $90,003 University of Nebraska, Lincoln · $61,225 University of Toledo · $81,209 University of Mary Washington · $75,071 San Jose State University · $71,997 University at Buffalo · $76,792 University of Texas at Arlington · $78,097 University of Central Oklahoma · $72,464 University of North Texas · $74,640 Winston-Salem State University · $39,164 Bowling Green State University · $68,256 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · $77,705 Eastern Washington University · $69,818 Indiana University of Pennsylvania · $70,485 Kent State University at Kent · $86,431 Morgan State University · $67,427 Shepherd University · $68,408 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · $71,688 Sonoma State University · $70,296 University of North Carolina Asheville · $88,350 University of North Dakota · $88,334 University of Utah · $91,334 Ferris State University · $68,745 University of Washington - Tacoma · $88,532 Purdue University Fort Wayne · $74,391 Southern Connecticut State University · $70,628 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater · $88,474 Western Michigan University · $76,487 William Paterson University of New Jersey · $72,242 University of Nevada, Reno · $69,956 Michigan State University · $86,121 Stephen F. Austin State University · $71,938 Lamar University · $75,400 University of Arizona · $86,426 Mississippi State University · $78,753 Wayne State University · $68,128 Boise State University · $73,009 Framingham State University · $66,958 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $88,114 University of Nevada, Las Vegas · $84,895 SUNY Buffalo State University · $55,249 Murray State University · $68,989 Cal State San Bernardino · $49,073 Cal State Stanislaus · $74,515 Central Washington University · $72,488 Colorado State University - Pueblo · $63,298 Fort Hays State University · $81,668 Fort Lewis College · $55,859 Northern Kentucky University · $73,747 Rhode Island College · $68,122 Saint Cloud State University · $58,461 South Dakota State University · $69,892 Southern Oregon University · $62,617 Southern Utah University · $98,269 Stockton University · $66,194 University of Akron · $80,440 University of Maine · $79,897 University of Massachusetts - Lowell · $65,196 West Virginia University · $69,654 Western Connecticut State University · $76,683 Western Oregon University · $64,077 Metropolitan State University · $106,337 Ohio University · $69,251 Northern Michigan University · $59,732 Eastern Connecticut State University · $50,178 Northwest Missouri State University · $76,119 University of Southern Maine · $70,768 Illinois State University · $83,075 Bridgewater State University · $64,551 Francis Marion University · $67,032 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $80,405 University of California, Riverside · $67,732 Washington State University · $80,393 Temple University · $74,851 University of Washington - Bothell · $69,444 George Mason University · $96,322 University of Nebraska at Omaha · $78,123 University of Oregon · $75,175 Salisbury University · $79,074 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $70,869 Longwood University · $77,562 Iowa State University · $96,134 Cal State Northridge · $70,628 Georgia College & State University · $104,280 South Carolina State University · $62,358 Towson University · $80,347 University of Cincinnati · $80,446 University of Hawaii at Manoa · $60,443 Westfield State University · $78,800 Arizona State University · $85,655 Cleveland State University · $76,759 University of Alaska - Anchorage · $73,450 Colorado State University - Fort Collins · $76,342 Virginia State University · $68,891 Fitchburg State University · $64,540 University of Northern Colorado · $68,092 Christopher Newport University · $84,598 Florida Gulf Coast University · $66,537 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee · $71,587 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $75,791 Montclair State University · $65,032 Radford University · $76,205 Oakland University · $70,039 University of Montana · $75,177 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh · $97,143 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point · $69,011 Cal State Los Angeles · $79,156 Central Michigan University · $75,482 SUNY at Fredonia · $66,815 University of Texas at San Antonio · $60,462 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · $72,506 Chico State · $64,006 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania · $57,004 Texas State University · $71,048 Western Kentucky University · $70,737 Indiana State University · $66,350 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $65,746 University of Central Arkansas · $68,929 University of North Carolina at Greensboro · $62,760 North Dakota State University · $76,328 Pennsylvania State University - Erie-Behrend College · $91,751 Auburn University at Montgomery · $68,905 Utah State University · $94,882 East Carolina University · $74,754 Millersville University of Pennsylvania · $71,932 University of Southern Mississippi · $70,180 Missouri State University - Springfield · $88,227 University of Kansas · $89,295 Grand Valley State University · $74,155 Cal Poly - Humboldt · $44,744 San Francisco State University · $67,393 University of Northern Iowa · $97,409 University of Memphis · $71,010 University of Kentucky · $79,670 Cal State Sacramento · $65,505 Western Washington University · $74,016 Pennsylvania Western University · $67,460 Pittsburg State University · $78,942 University of Alabama at Birmingham · $81,282 University of Maine at Farmington · $73,902 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $57,677 University of Texas at Tyler · $74,456 College of Staten Island CUNY · $64,539 Kansas State University · $74,998 Midwestern State University · $74,247 University of Wyoming · $78,363 Cal State San Marcos · $77,944 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth · $70,579 Troy University · $72,073 Western Colorado University · $76,797 Salem State University · $68,440 West Virginia State University · $61,663 University of California, Merced · $66,400 University of Southern Indiana · $57,996 University of Colorado Colorado Springs · $71,974 Idaho State University · $75,431 University of Mississippi · $84,931 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville · $70,453 University of South Dakota · $80,776 Eastern Oregon University · $70,720 Montana State University · $71,085 Utah Valley University · $86,518 Washburn University · $79,677 Weber State University · $83,028 Union University · $76,486 Santa Clara University · $116,783 Southern Methodist University · $107,781 Texas Christian University · $107,387 Loyola Marymount University · $83,725 Saint Olaf College · $98,091 Azusa Pacific University · $76,356 Belmont Abbey College · $71,513 Loyola University New Orleans · $84,230 Baylor University · $92,373 John Brown University · $86,796 University of San Diego · $73,459 Ohio Dominican University · $70,657 California Lutheran University · $76,119 Capital University · $74,249 Fordham University · $96,649 College of Wooster · $86,348 Creighton University · $95,592 High Point University · $85,756 Milligan University · $72,414 University of Dayton · $102,517 Olivet Nazarene University · $80,589 University of San Francisco · $80,387 Cedarville University · $87,679 Manhattan University · $85,640 Wheaton College (IL) · $92,873 Yeshiva University · $97,537 Albright College · $75,484 Campbellsville University · $65,963 Franciscan University of Steubenville · $78,931 Merrimack College · $85,656 American University · $91,037 La Sierra University · $60,640 Our Lady of the Lake University · $70,848 Sacred Heart University · $100,400 St. John Fisher University · $58,319 Stonehill College · $86,960 Rockhurst University · $78,899 Bluffton University · $64,081 Brigham Young University · $109,821 Arcadia University · $72,217 Ashland University · $78,142 William Woods University · $69,294 Seton Hall University · $87,016 Pepperdine University · $97,251 Loyola University Maryland · $99,486 Elmhurst University · $79,674 Lewis University · $77,285 Saint Leo University · $69,387 Assumption University · $97,623 Baker University · $80,953 Caldwell University · $70,207 Iona University · $74,561 John Carroll University · $110,242 Niagara University · $69,227 Saint Peter's University · $69,042 University of Detroit Mercy · $84,879 Chapman University · $88,174 Le Moyne College · $79,197 Saint Francis University · $75,295 Salve Regina University · $81,233 University of Dallas · $87,361 Emmanuel College · $62,821 Colorado Christian University · $76,379 Mercer University · $98,659 Saint Louis University · $92,590 University of Tulsa · $93,357 Loyola University Chicago · $91,894 Baldwin Wallace University · $75,596 University of Dubuque · $73,946 Louisiana Christian University · $76,468 Gordon College · $80,363 Touro University · $76,375 Lebanon Valley College · $91,383 Marquette University · $105,768 McKendree University · $72,985 Saint Vincent College · $79,488 Molloy University · $90,084 Oklahoma City University · $84,536 Samford University · $83,360 Gonzaga University · $91,990 Benedictine University · $86,342 St. Joseph's University - New York · $69,067 St. Ambrose University · $78,178 University of Scranton · $80,265 Canisius University · $70,560 Concordia University - Irvine · $71,223 La Salle University · $71,632 University of Portland · $82,651 Messiah University · $74,867 Mercyhurst University · $80,290 Mount St. Mary's University · $79,211 Seattle University · $79,245 Wagner College · $79,708 Otterbein University · $78,504 Siena College · $94,037 Gannon University · $71,013 Marymount University · $84,255 Xavier University · $86,934 Saint John's University (MN) · $92,963 Saint Norbert College · $68,123 St. John's University - New York · $84,055 Catholic University of America · $93,998 Heidelberg University · $77,498 Duquesne University · $77,794 Campbell University · $78,248 Emory & Henry University · $66,246 Dominican University · $83,447 DePaul University · $92,029 Greensboro College · $57,289 Northwest Nazarene University · $71,919 Palm Beach Atlantic University · $64,174 Valparaiso University · $60,974 Cornerstone University · $72,692 Indiana Wesleyan University · $70,901 Saint Edward's University · $83,482 Seattle Pacific University · $69,731 St. Mary's University · $77,521 George Fox University · $82,788 Bellarmine University · $81,475 Belmont University · $80,887 University of the Incarnate Word · $79,015 Hardin-Simmons University · $70,254 Lubbock Christian University · $65,143 Thomas More University · $78,461 Brigham Young University - Idaho · $81,406 University of Lynchburg · $76,148 University of Saint Thomas (TX) · $79,230 Benedictine College · $80,182 Case Western Reserve University · $111,848 University of Tampa · $85,998 Clark University · $81,235 University of Rochester · $119,444 Howard University · $91,377 Brandeis University · $109,846 George Washington University · $107,169 Syracuse University · $87,907 Marist University · $123,435 Lindenwood University · $82,853 Quinnipiac University · $94,676 Hampton University · $83,865 Elon University · $99,498 Drake University · $92,030 Adelphi University · $78,644 Hofstra University · $79,348 Westminster University · $82,728 Ithaca College · $70,519 University of the Pacific · $81,478 University of La Verne · $77,461 Stetson University · $71,107 Pace University · $112,261 Bradley University · $98,255 Marietta College · $70,385 Drexel University · $101,173 Point Park University · $69,664 Rider University · $79,182 Butler University · $81,100 Suffolk University · $73,353 Widener University · $84,209 University of Denver · $80,281 Long Island University · $71,588 Roger Williams University · $82,529 Utica University · $59,502 Robert Morris University · $79,055 Western New England University · $77,810 Roosevelt University · $69,394 Rockford University · $66,384 University of Hartford · $76,646 Park University · $85,944 Lehigh University · $124,046 University of Florida · $93,829 Florida State University · $84,420 University of Texas at Austin · $94,053 CUNY Hunter College · $68,157 University of California, San Diego · $81,567 University of California, Irvine · $74,447 Fairfield University · $136,453 Villanova University · $113,864 Hillsdale College · $103,066 Vassar College · $106,913 Carleton College · $94,330 Colorado College · $94,902 University of Richmond · $130,417 Smith College · $93,313 Skidmore College · $94,079 Spelman College · $75,466 Berea College · $74,006 Trinity University · $91,813 Pitzer College · $78,984 Lyon College · $74,520 Morehouse College · $96,144 Bryn Mawr College · $89,721 Macalester College · $86,581 Reed College · $86,120 Trinity College (CT) · $136,505 Colorado School of Mines · $126,669 Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo · $91,684 Emory University · $114,756 Tufts University · $119,949 Carnegie Mellon University · $159,790 University of Southern California · $97,491 Washington University in St Louis · $125,050 Boston University · $90,486 Tulane University · $90,411 Northeastern University · $96,582 University of Miami · $81,657 Wake Forest University · $124,610 University of California, Berkeley · $130,091 Georgia Tech · $125,222 University of Virginia · $113,029 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor · $118,749 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $111,801 Florida A&M University · $63,196 Georgetown University · $141,566 Boston College · $116,470 Barnard College · $125,873 Davidson College · $127,684 Middlebury College · $138,783 Haverford College · $123,008 Washington & Lee University · $129,394 Hamilton College · $123,851 Grinnell College · $110,950 Bates College · $122,588 Wellesley College · $135,538 Wesleyan University · $110,662 College of the Holy Cross · $118,821 Colgate University · $155,083 Denison University · $98,691 United States Air Force Academy · $95,811 United States Military Academy · $95,920 Yale University · $164,181 Stanford University · $135,350 Harvard University · $169,562 Princeton University · $139,383 University of Chicago · $165,870 MIT · $215,079 Columbia University · $123,551 University of Pennsylvania · $139,757 Duke University · $196,507 Vanderbilt University · $153,824 Dartmouth · $158,356 Johns Hopkins University · $127,657 Brown University · $125,320 Northwestern University · $143,408 Rice University · $140,763 Cornell University · $152,157 New York University · $113,236 UCLA · $89,620 University of Notre Dame · $144,941 Bowdoin College · $118,188 Pomona College · $113,759 Swarthmore College · $131,302 Amherst College · $168,538 Colby College · $116,425 Williams College · $166,577 Claremont McKenna College · $150,696 United States Naval Academy · $96,260 Art & Music: mean $72,112 STEM, Business & Military: mean $86,617 Liberal Arts: mean $81,894 Public University: mean $75,278 Religious University: mean $81,387 Private University: mean $85,780 20–30%: mean $96,288 10–20%: mean $116,169 0–10%: mean $142,973 All colleges: p10 $66,191 All colleges: p90 $107,811
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Economics 753 34,853 66% / 34% 17% $84,036 95%
Economics 665 27,886 67% / 33% 17% $82,379 95%
Quantitative Economics 57 1,639 67% / 33% 24% $95,915 95%
Managerial Economics 70 1,467 61% / 39% 12% $83,402 98%
Economics & Business Economics 1 772 58% / 42% 16% $89,620 92%
Business Economics 54 661 75% / 25% 9% $80,173 96%
International Economics 22 352 45% / 55% 20% $83,973 94%
Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences 1 277 61% / 39% 15% $143,408 93%
Applied Economics 23 271 67% / 33% 5% $83,664 96%
Mathematical Economics 14 270 61% / 39% 20% $91,490 93%
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services 4 185 18% / 82% 2% $64,589 94%
Political Economy 15 154 55% / 45% 4% $72,742 93%
Quantitative Business Economics 1 140 71% / 29% 31% $91,286 91%
Economics (Quantitative) 1 131 71% / 29% 17% $85,901 93%
Economics (Political Economy) 1 90 77% / 23% 20% $81,657 92%
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 1 71 72% / 28% 41% $99,389 96%
Economics and Business 1 62 100% / 0% 0% $87,846 99%
Economics & Mathematics 1 58 57% / 43% 76% $92,937
Economics and Mathematical Sciences 1 49 71% / 29% 29% $159,790 100%
Consumer Economics 1 44 70% / 30% 7% $78,985 92%
Development Economics and International Development 6 36 47% / 53% 11% $85,585 90%
Law, Economics, and Public Policy 1 36 47% / 53% 3% $69,444 94%
Mathematical Economic Analysis 1 36 33% / 67% 44% $140,763 96%
Economics and Strategy 1 31 52% / 48% 3% $169,353 100%
Economics (Quantitative Economics) 1 30 67% / 33% 37% $81,657 92%
Economics and Mathematics 1 18 83% / 17% 33% $121,168
Economics/Mathematics Combined 1 18 83% / 17% 6% $72,725 93%
Business Economics & Public Policy 1 14 50% / 50% 0% $157,002
Community and International Development 1 11 27% / 73% 0% $76,486 94%
Development Economics 2 8 25% / 75% 0% $81,434 94%
Economic Data Analytics 1 8 75% / 25% 0% $92,029 90%
Mathematical Economics (Course 14-2) 1 7 29% / 71% 0% $215,079
Applied Economic Analysis 1 6 33% / 67% 0% $97,409 100%
International Studies - Economics 1 5 0% / 100% 0% $71,778 100%
International Development 3 4 75% / 25% 25% $93,817 96%
International Economic Relations 1 4 75% / 25% 0% $76,840 93%
Economics and Legal Studies 1 2 100% / 0% 0% $83,028 100%
Behavioral Economics 1 0 $203,161 98%
Economics and Cybersecurity 1 0 $96,582 91%