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Master's · Social Sciences

Economics (Master's): earnings by school

35 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$74,869
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$105,001
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$39,071
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 21 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $95,801 and $117,154. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$120,814$138,425$41,003
The University of Texas at Austin TX$84,138$126,566—
George Washington University DC$89,443$125,847—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$77,218$121,910$20,500
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$87,616$121,786—
DePaul University IL$62,603$117,154—
George Mason University VA$84,389$111,251$29,506
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$72,538$110,425—
Marquette University WI—$106,753—
University of Houston TX—$106,324—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$105,102—$38,792
Fordham University NY—$105,001—
American University DC$78,792$103,169$49,378
The Chicago School at Los Angeles CA$101,775——
Florida State University FL$63,379$101,636—
Georgetown University DC$73,708$99,537$47,500
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$87,136$97,827—
Georgia State University GA$70,655$95,801—
Boston College MA$93,486—$33,387
Brandeis University MA$70,464$87,354$26,500
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$83,386——
University of Denver CO$65,328$82,777$39,946
University of California-Los Angeles CA$80,487——
University of Maryland-College Park MD$79,613—$39,350
Utah State University UT$75,436——
University of San Francisco CA$74,869—$79,882
Emory University GA$74,191$74,173—
CUNY City College NY$74,055——
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN—$73,874—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$71,914$71,367$34,360
Cornell University NY$71,347——
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$70,830——
University at Buffalo NY$70,119——
Binghamton University NY$67,815——
University of Florida FL$61,406——