Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Economics (Bachelor's): earnings by school

402 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$58,734
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$79,468
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$18,780
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 369 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $69,792 and $92,453. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Williams College MA$105,744$166,678$9,750
Duke University NC$124,433$161,149$13,000
Princeton University NJ$108,471$160,763—
University of Chicago IL$98,564$159,578$12,500
Harvard University MA$120,683$155,592$14,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA$154,591——
Dartmouth College NH$115,308$152,929$14,833
Claremont McKenna College CA$99,125$146,524$11,750
Carnegie Mellon University PA$98,098$144,886$19,000
Yale University CT$108,619$142,936$15,000
Amherst College MA$109,806$141,730$19,500
Vanderbilt University TN$90,777$140,337$13,875
Cornell University NY$90,181$137,935$12,500
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$97,674$137,710$19,698
University of California-Berkeley CA$88,608$135,050$11,337
Hamilton College NY$91,817$130,633$15,000
University of Pennsylvania PA$97,624$129,985$12,000
Rice University TX$86,485$129,575$15,000
Colgate University NY$93,136$128,887$14,750
Johns Hopkins University MD$96,806$128,882$15,000
Swarthmore College PA$87,244$128,051$12,000
Northwestern University IL$96,688$126,006$16,500
Brown University RI$108,964$124,508$12,000
Tufts University MA$86,483$123,809$16,250
Middlebury College VT$92,382$123,477$19,500
Colorado College CO$58,227$122,998$15,030
University of Notre Dame IN$84,700$122,637$19,000
Trinity College CT$78,300$122,068$25,000
Bowdoin College ME$83,500$121,983$18,925
Wellesley College MA$79,471$121,787$8,095
Boston College MA$79,225$121,337$16,250
Santa Clara University CA$71,361$121,307$17,000
Fairfield University CT$68,745$120,303$26,000
Georgetown University DC$85,753$118,999$15,500
Marist University NY$73,803$118,557—
College of the Holy Cross MA$75,524$118,131$23,000
New York University NY$79,212$116,510$17,125
Washington and Lee University VA$94,764$115,837$19,500
Case Western Reserve University OH$75,829$114,601$23,695
Lafayette College PA$75,329$112,864$16,125
Stanford University CA$108,498$112,700—
Elon University NC$64,049$112,303$17,500
Haverford College PA—$112,050—
Barnard College NY$90,710$111,909$15,500
Hobart William Smith Colleges NY$74,215$111,833$27,000
Emory University GA$83,023$111,631$12,000
Bates College ME$74,917$110,880$13,861
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$77,018$110,773$16,125
Grinnell College IA$74,615$110,724$11,700
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$75,235$110,552$19,500
University of Rochester NY$79,646$109,324$19,000
Bucknell University PA$77,602$108,422$23,250
Connecticut College CT$78,297$107,283$27,000
William & Mary VA$62,576$105,467$20,059
Pepperdine University CA$48,348$104,943$17,497
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$69,762$103,846$13,000
Kenyon College OH$68,976$103,791$19,000
Colby College ME$84,044$103,491$21,500
Occidental College CA$48,125$103,164$15,427
Vassar College NY$82,527$102,584$18,798
Washington University in St Louis MO$75,702$102,439$20,000
Northeastern University Oakland CA$78,831$101,423$20,849
Northeastern University MA$78,831$101,423$20,849
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA$78,831$101,423$20,849
University of Richmond VA$76,662$100,608$24,286
Villanova University PA$78,607$100,288$23,250
DePaul University IL$59,676$100,185$21,500
Quinnipiac University CT—$100,141—
Union College NY$72,215$99,783$27,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$64,151$99,653$19,500
George Washington University DC$69,696$99,406$17,500
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$77,018$98,927$12,000
Wake Forest University NC$77,516$98,209$19,500
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$70,608$98,178$11,528
Drexel University PA$77,900$98,178$27,000
Denison University OH$62,682$97,394$26,756
Boston University MA$63,688$96,723$18,500
Pomona College CA$101,681$96,702—
St Lawrence University NY$64,957$96,345$26,498
Brandeis University MA$71,881$95,872$17,500
Providence College RI$70,081$95,590$27,000
University of California-Los Angeles CA$71,426$95,440$13,000
University of Delaware DE$63,143$95,318$25,830
Brigham Young University UT$70,421$95,227$10,000
DePauw University IN$69,492$94,761$26,000
University of Southern California CA$72,737$94,435$19,500
Gettysburg College PA$67,349$94,295$24,153
Fordham University NY$73,583$94,170$19,531
Lebanon Valley College PA$62,429$93,878—
Muhlenberg College PA—$93,760—
University of San Francisco CA$71,655$93,712—
University of Miami FL$53,657$92,998$15,250
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$59,662$92,653$19,598
Reed College OR—$92,453—
The College of New Jersey NJ$58,800$92,325$19,500
The Catholic University of America DC$67,423$91,962—
Southern Methodist University TX$62,429$91,701$18,500
John Carroll University OH$65,004$91,386$23,250
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$68,753$91,252$26,972
Clark University MA$64,436$91,094$27,000
Drew University NJ—$90,814$27,000
Siena University NY$60,684$90,802$26,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$64,840$90,742$20,500
Assumption University MA$64,626$90,662—
Franklin and Marshall College PA$68,902$90,368$21,250
University of St Thomas MN$67,246$89,881$21,500
Texas Christian University TX$62,769$89,466$20,500
The University of Texas at Austin TX$65,124$89,354$17,500
University of Florida FL$54,218$89,075$11,250
Central Washington University WA$58,023$88,799—
Loyola Marymount University CA$66,292$88,682$16,500
Drake University IA—$88,638—
Augsburg University MN$56,329$88,507—
Stonehill College MA$53,816$88,479—
Whitman College WA$61,469$88,393$13,000
Smith College MA$70,191$88,067$13,500
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$54,411$87,943$27,000
St Catherine University MN—$87,821—
The University of the South TN$60,287$87,762$19,189
State University of New York at Oswego NY$53,938$87,667—
George Mason University VA$56,896$87,548$15,000
Wabash College IN$64,188$87,372—
University of California-San Diego CA$56,525$87,307$13,599
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$69,514$87,239$14,246
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$69,514$87,239$14,246
Carleton College MN$73,688$87,193—
Oberlin College OH$67,482$87,120$23,250
Eastern Michigan University MI$60,045$86,909—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$64,873$86,860$16,625
Southern New Hampshire University NH$55,840$86,764—
James Madison University VA$60,641$86,681$16,500
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$64,027$86,120$18,968
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$64,027$86,120$18,968
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$64,027$86,120$18,968
Macalester College MN$70,570$85,593$22,501
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$58,619$85,366$18,250
Utah State University UT$67,013$85,136$13,000
American University DC$59,345$85,016$19,500
Wheaton College IL$64,841$84,829$27,000
Morehouse College GA$79,986$84,816$21,470
St. John's University-New York NY$32,491$84,639—
St Olaf College MN$65,928$84,559$25,000
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$54,071$84,529$19,500
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$61,259$84,460$27,000
University of Denver CO—$84,328—
University of Utah UT$63,161$84,146$17,469
University of California-Irvine CA$50,385$83,937$11,253
University of Maryland-College Park MD$65,929$83,880$15,000
Sonoma State University CA$47,235$83,668—
Syracuse University NY$63,076$83,649$20,600
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$55,792$83,354$12,622
California State University-San Marcos CA$56,089$83,339$17,000
University of Arizona AZ$58,277$83,267$16,400
University of California-Davis CA$51,106$83,248$10,500
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$62,321$83,195$17,826
Susquehanna University PA—$82,999—
Rhodes College TN—$82,950—
Marquette University WI$55,512$82,722$23,093
San Francisco State University CA$51,760$82,697$18,750
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$63,012$82,488$18,642
Saint Michael's College VT—$82,447—
University of Georgia GA$58,216$82,438$13,000
Pace University NY$65,028$82,118$20,475
University of Connecticut CT$58,268$81,881$18,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$58,268$81,881$18,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$58,268$81,881$18,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$58,268$81,881$18,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$58,268$81,881$18,500
Lewis & Clark College OR$47,413$81,567—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$60,752$81,562$15,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$60,469$81,228$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$60,469$81,228$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$60,469$81,228$21,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$60,469$81,228$21,500
University of Puget Sound WA$45,305$81,082$26,750
Binghamton University NY$55,220$81,040$17,414
Sacred Heart University CT—$80,970$24,249
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$55,556$80,907—
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$80,795—
North Central College IL$65,527$80,494$23,250
Saint Johns University MN$50,525$80,461—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$55,297$80,434$21,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$55,174$79,957$19,500
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$59,944$79,729$15,000
University of the Pacific CA—$79,510—
Clemson University SC$56,205$79,468$18,215
Spelman College GA$75,961$79,456—
Michigan State University MI$57,194$79,428$18,750
The College of Wooster OH—$79,310—
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$62,941$79,267—
Allegheny College PA$49,731$79,018$27,000
University of Dallas TX—$78,699—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$61,777$78,485$16,813
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$61,777$78,485$16,813
Dickinson College PA$73,164$78,378$22,625
University of Houston TX$53,160$78,204$18,065
California State University-Bakersfield CA$48,678$78,029—
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$53,729$77,536$17,500
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI—$77,395$21,000
University of Rhode Island RI$55,060$77,225$23,250
Hendrix College AR$51,353$77,167$22,375
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$58,502$76,822$21,381
University of Iowa IA$56,898$76,746$21,500
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford PA$58,306$76,549$24,188
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$58,306$76,549$24,188
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$58,306$76,549$24,188
Towson University MD$53,112$76,509$17,952
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$52,535$76,382$14,500
University of Central Florida FL$55,023$76,360$16,114
Virginia Military Institute VA$49,926$76,296$24,375
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$44,410$76,123$22,371
University of Lynchburg VA—$75,903—
Centre College KY$55,951$75,885$26,094
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA$39,508$75,865$27,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$54,396$75,784$18,625
University of Oregon OR$52,722$75,695$15,277
Washington College MD$59,143$75,674—
Creighton University NE$57,455$75,602$27,000
Ursinus College PA$59,946$75,573$27,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$56,437$75,485$19,000
Portland State University OR$56,793$75,482$16,999
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$58,181$75,479$15,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$58,707$75,443$20,331
Christopher Newport University VA$58,485$75,365$20,500
Iowa State University IA$60,188$75,355$19,694
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$47,859$75,209—
Ramapo College of New Jersey NJ—$75,195—
University of North Florida FL—$75,014—
Stony Brook University NY$52,822$74,965$19,169
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$55,063$74,844—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$52,618$74,661$13,793
Moravian University PA$62,648$74,527$27,000
San Diego State University CA$49,742$74,123$14,000
Gonzaga University WA$48,296$74,061$20,411
Florida Atlantic University FL$51,291$74,056$13,000
Hanover College IN—$73,827—
Florida State University FL$49,887$73,527$14,750
University of Colorado Boulder CO$60,005$73,319$17,715
Temple University PA$61,624$73,154$26,150
California State University-Northridge CA$47,399$72,890$12,500
Auburn University AL$56,018$72,617—
Westfield State University MA$51,912$72,539$23,000
Washington & Jefferson College PA$56,858$72,305—
Seton Hall University NJ$52,327$72,304$16,435
Kalamazoo College MI$48,865$72,170—
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$57,449$72,119$15,000
University of Northern Iowa IA$59,725$71,905—
Oakland University MI—$71,874—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$63,382$71,821$14,278
Boise State University ID—$71,817—
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$59,472$71,768$19,250
Kansas State University KS$50,396$71,747—
Texas State University TX$61,872$71,739$21,000
California State University-Channel Islands CA—$71,662—
California State University-Fullerton CA$51,587$71,595$14,594
University of South Dakota SD—$71,463$25,000
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$57,329$71,385—
Lawrence University WI—$71,338—
Davidson College NC$71,295——
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD$52,310$71,252$20,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$46,139$71,220$13,250
University of San Diego CA$70,897—$19,250
Suffolk University MA—$70,886—
College of Staten Island CUNY NY$42,094$70,747—
University at Buffalo NY$45,143$70,720$18,500
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$57,866$70,705$17,354
Rowan University NJ$44,968$70,614$15,500
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$55,008$70,552$19,250
Bridgewater State University MA$52,841$70,473$19,500
Oregon State University OR$58,043$70,436$15,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$58,043$70,436$15,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$48,632$70,290$15,500
Washington State University WA$57,494$70,215$22,750
Florida International University FL$53,539$70,022$16,325
California State University-Stanislaus CA—$69,967—
Radford University VA—$69,943—
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$55,505$69,934$19,750
CUNY Hunter College NY$54,627$69,920$10,166
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$60,950$69,884—
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$52,414$69,792—
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$49,696$69,435$14,750
University of Vermont VT$50,955$69,416$15,000
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania PA—$69,371$25,000
University of Central Missouri MO—$69,359—
North Carolina A & T State University NC$37,984$69,296$18,634
University of Kansas KS$57,100$69,084$18,500
Texas Tech University TX$56,222$68,973$23,250
Olivet Nazarene University IL$61,267$68,935$25,000
Emmanuel College MA—$68,905—
Hampden-Sydney College VA$59,150$68,795$26,000
Keene State College NH—$68,634—
University of Kentucky KY$40,722$68,532$19,250
West Virginia University WV—$68,380—
Rollins College FL$55,824$68,194—
Western Kentucky University KY$52,320$68,051—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$59,669$68,036—
University of Mary Washington VA$57,873$67,903—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$58,965$67,902$19,297
Mount Holyoke College MA$67,859——
Carthage College WI$46,805$67,703$19,500

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