Economics

39,308 students earn a economics credential each year across 805 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $51,815
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $77,945

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 698 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California909$80,4461 year out$125,636$13,000 2University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California830$62,0911 year out$100,784$15,000 3University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California696$66,3341 year out$107,948$13,516 4University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois622$92,0751 year out$157,181$13,197 5University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan608$68,4161 year out$108,627$19,690 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin587$54,4951 year out$84,958$20,750 7New York UniversityNew York, New York540$68,4951 year out$105,120$21,250 8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia492$74,9581 year out$95,941$19,000 9University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina443$65,3441 year out$96,785$15,843 10University of California-DavisDavis, California417$50,2951 year out$86,559$13,000 11University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts417$52,3091 year out$91,255$26,000 12University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut390$52,2271 year out$80,530$22,907 13University of California-IrvineIrvine, California386$44,0871 year out$73,054$15,499 14Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois373$84,9321 year out$125,639$16,227 15University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California364$51,1921 year out$84,118$15,000 16Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York360$83,1351 year out$134,398$25,000 17Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania356$55,4181 year out$87,517$25,000 18University of FloridaGainesville, Florida335$42,3491 year out$79,677$15,851 19Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts335$72,0991 year out$112,774$18,000 20Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah329$60,4721 year out$88,162$15,250 21University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland320$58,6501 year out$86,897$20,097 22Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas318$49,7381 year out$80,293$19,500 23University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois315$58,9211 year out$91,191$21,228 24Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts307$55,7331 year out$88,959$24,500 25Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York302$48,1201 year out$88,616$19,919 26University of California-RiversideRiverside, California299$37,1491 year out$66,935$18,500 27Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York295$44,3491 year out$80,632$21,550 28The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas294$58,7171 year out$97,244$21,125 29University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington287$53,9341 year out$92,399$14,166 30Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee286$84,3111 year out$128,449$12,424 31Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan274$54,0131 year out$81,373$24,250 32University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado272$51,5211 year out$79,838$17,119 33Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio272$50,2091 year out$72,851$23,125 34Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts258$103,9931 year out$161,251$6,617 35University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana256$76,2991 year out$120,257$19,965 36University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota256$56,9021 year out$83,564$21,500 37Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey253$51,8481 year out$87,743$24,965 38Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida244$47,3041 year out$73,771$17,625 39University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania238$89,0971 year out$152,236$14,000 40Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas230$50,6901 year out——41CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York230$39,3771 year out$64,765$9,500 42University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah221$64,3861 year out$80,323$16,642 43Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts217$75,1251 year out$126,124$17,850 44University at AlbanyAlbany, New York202$37,1881 year out$66,432$24,474 45University of South FloridaTampa, Florida200$47,3511 year out$63,195$22,925 46Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York199$55,9741 year out$82,376$26,000 47Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina199$98,6491 year out$171,986$13,437 48San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California197$44,1251 year out$77,568$15,250 49Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire196$94,6751 year out$153,295$18,400 50Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia184$84,4601 year out—$16,500 51Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut182$82,6171 year out$131,171$13,250 52Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island179$72,0641 year out$112,306$13,000 53University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California178$57,0601 year out$98,555$14,000 54Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts169$70,5311 year out$98,280$24,500 55California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California167$49,3121 year out$67,897$17,625 56University of HoustonHouston, Texas166$50,8201 year out$74,425$19,500 57The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama160—1 year out——58University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California159$50,5181 year out$88,583$18,017 59Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah159$63,3321 year out$98,908$11,000 60Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia158$71,3401 year out$104,633$21,000 61University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania158$50,5291 year out$73,651$25,782 62Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York157$84,9671 year out$129,667$15,500 63Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona149$54,7781 year out$74,632$16,430 64United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland148—1 year out——65Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York147$77,2741 year out$130,139$17,500 66Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut146—1 year out——67Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida141$42,3141 year out$75,402$21,500 68Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts141$57,2991 year out$100,387$25,295 69Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland140$78,1811 year out$145,452$12,494 70University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona139$47,9081 year out$70,028$19,610 71Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas139$71,6301 year out$96,927$19,500 72Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts134$80,8881 year out$150,862$12,925 73University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida133$42,1291 year out$68,154$17,500 74University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado132$56,2011 year out$73,274$23,049 75University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri132$52,6351 year out$73,165$18,815 76Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey132$103,0411 year out—$11,250 77College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts130$69,2881 year out$118,102$27,000 78University of IowaIowa City, Iowa126$50,2231 year out$79,242$22,407 79Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California124$89,5051 year out$151,744$12,000 80CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York124$34,5801 year out$77,945$14,000 81William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia122$65,6031 year out$86,782$19,678 82Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana122$59,1871 year out$81,285$24,700 83Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania121$70,9461 year out$101,580$25,888 84Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina121$45,0751 year out$67,777$22,250 85Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas121$54,4621 year out$83,781$19,500 86University of OregonEugene, Oregon120$45,9411 year out$77,115$19,305 87Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri118$66,3251 year out$79,278$14,110 88University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York117$40,0781 year out$68,447$20,225 89Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana115$46,3861 year out$89,211$19,500 90George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia112$67,6841 year out$104,484$23,250 91Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania112$67,0651 year out$100,245$27,000 92Stanford UniversityStanford, California112$98,1041 year out$148,692$12,500 93Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina110$56,4161 year out$109,506$20,927 94Fordham UniversityBronx, New York109$55,0201 year out$90,012$24,000 95Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont106$85,8791 year out$150,031$19,500 96Barnard CollegeNew York, New York104$85,8601 year out$136,964$16,750 97University of RochesterRochester, New York104$63,4751 year out$102,906$19,946 98University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland103$54,8591 year out$77,388$21,920 99Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia101$56,2611 year out$86,760$22,500 100Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania100$68,1641 year out$106,100$19,500

Associate programs — top 100 of 108 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California179—1 year out——2Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California176—1 year out——3Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California173—1 year out——4Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California162—1 year out——5West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California133—1 year out——6Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California127—1 year out——7Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California125—1 year out——8Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California117—1 year out——9Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California111—1 year out——10Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California94—1 year out——11Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California84—1 year out——12American River CollegeSacramento, California70—1 year out——13El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California69—1 year out——14Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California68—1 year out——15De Anza CollegeCupertino, California66—1 year out——16Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California66—1 year out——17College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California63—1 year out——18East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California62—1 year out——19Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California58—1 year out——20Sierra CollegeRocklin, California57—1 year out——21Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California55—1 year out——22Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California50—1 year out——23Ohlone CollegeFremont, California48—1 year out——24Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California48—1 year out——25Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California43—1 year out——26College of San MateoSan Mateo, California43—1 year out——27Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California42—1 year out——28Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California38—1 year out——29Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California35—1 year out——30Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California33—1 year out——31Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California33—1 year out——32Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California32—1 year out——33Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California30—1 year out——34Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California28—1 year out——35Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas28—1 year out——36Chabot CollegeHayward, California27—1 year out——37Canada CollegeRedwood City, California26—1 year out——38Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California26—1 year out——39Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California25—1 year out——40Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California25—1 year out——41Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California25—1 year out——42Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California24—1 year out——43Ventura CollegeVentura, California24—1 year out——44Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California23—1 year out——45Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California23—1 year out——46City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California22—1 year out——47Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California19—1 year out——48Cypress CollegeCypress, California19—1 year out——49Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California19—1 year out——50Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California19—1 year out——51Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California18—1 year out——52San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California18—1 year out——53Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California18—1 year out——54Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California17—1 year out——55CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York16—1 year out——56Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California14—1 year out——57San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California14—1 year out——58Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California14—1 year out——59Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California13—1 year out——60Fresno City CollegeFresno, California12—1 year out——61San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California12—1 year out——62Butte CollegeOroville, California11—1 year out——63Citrus CollegeGlendora, California11—1 year out——64Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California11—1 year out——65West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California10—1 year out——66Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas10—1 year out——67Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California9—1 year out——68College of MarinKentfield, California9—1 year out——69Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California9—1 year out——70Reedley CollegeReedley, California8—1 year out——71Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California8—1 year out——72Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California8—1 year out——73Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California8—1 year out——74Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California7—1 year out——75College of the DesertPalm Desert, California7—1 year out——76Merritt CollegeOakland, California7—1 year out——77San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California6—1 year out——78College of the SequoiasVisalia, California6—1 year out——79Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Mississippi6—1 year out——80Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California5—1 year out——81Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California5—1 year out——82Laney CollegeOakland, California5—1 year out——83Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California5—1 year out——84San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California5—1 year out——85Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree, California5—1 year out——86Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California4—1 year out——87Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas4—1 year out——88Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah4—1 year out——89College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho3—1 year out——90Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona2—1 year out——91Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona2—1 year out——92College of AlamedaAlameda, California2—1 year out——93Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California2—1 year out——94Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California2—1 year out——95Taft CollegeTaft, California2—1 year out——96Yuba CollegeMarysville, California2—1 year out——97Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan2—1 year out——98Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah2—1 year out——99Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming2—1 year out——100Madera Community CollegeMadera, California2—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 10 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin20—1 year out——2Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana7—1 year out——3Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California6—1 year out——4University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts5—1 year out——5University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——6Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——7Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——8University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin1—1 year out——9University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado——1 year out$87,570—10Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina—$70,7851 year out$124,368$22,625

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).