Bachelor's Economics Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Economics Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Economics programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 359 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$103,9934%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$103,0415%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 3Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$98,6496%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 4Stanford UniversityStanford, California$98,1044%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 5Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$94,6755%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 6University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$92,0754%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 7Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$90,5689%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 8Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$89,50510%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$89,0975%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 10Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$86,36714%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 11Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$86,28412%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 12Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont$85,87911%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 13Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$85,8609%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 14Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$84,9679%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 15Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$84,9328%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 16Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$84,46013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 17Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$84,3116%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 18Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$83,1354%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 19Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$82,6174%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 20Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$80,8888%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 21University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$80,44611%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 22Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$79,84519%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 23Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$78,8148%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 24Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$78,1816%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 25Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$77,27414%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 26Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$76,9447%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 27Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$76,60648%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 28Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$76,4017%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 29University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$76,29911%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 30Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$75,8677%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 31Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$75,12511%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 32University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$74,95817%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 33Fairfield UniversityFairfield, Connecticut$74,02333%1335$48k$89k84%5,3732 mi 34Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$72,09916%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 35Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$72,0645%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 36Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$71,73714%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 37Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$71,63063%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 38Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$71,55921%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 39Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$71,35014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 40Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$71,34011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 41Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$71,19129%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 42Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$71,18713%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 43Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$70,96779%1345$39k$85k78%13,2333 mi 44Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania$70,94629%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 45Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$70,5315%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 46Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$70,531———$93k—1,8022 mi 47Northeastern University OaklandOakland, California$70,53117%1472$25k$93k—4642 mi 48Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$70,0517%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 49Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$69,807100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 50Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$69,36451%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 51Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$69,29866%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 52College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$69,28818%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 53New York UniversityNew York, New York$68,4959%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 54University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$68,41616%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 55Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$68,16431%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 56George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$67,68447%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 57California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$67,50131%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 58Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$67,06527%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 59Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$66,56720%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 60University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$66,33433%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 61Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$66,32512%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 62William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$65,60334%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 63University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$65,34415%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 64John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio$65,09881%1298$29k$63k79%2,2746 mi 65St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$64,91692%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 66Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$64,88544%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 67University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$64,38686%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 68University of RochesterRochester, New York$63,47540%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 69DePauw UniversityGreencastle, Indiana$63,39557%1340$22k$71k75%1,905139 mi 70Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$63,33268%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 71Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington$63,13490%1220$27k$59k71%1,858222 mi 72Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania$62,92539%1379$31k$72k83%2,09952 mi 73Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois$62,88987%1380$27k$64k85%2,12124 mi 74Union CollegeSchenectady, New York$62,84644%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 75Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$62,73237%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 76James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$62,28672%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 77The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey$62,21862%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 78University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$62,0919%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 79Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, New York$61,94664%1319$32k$69k77%1,78628 mi 80Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio$61,71334%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi 81University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia$61,02722%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 82Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$60,47292%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 83University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota$60,32385%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 84Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia$59,90725%1220$39k$60k78%3,414222 mi 85Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$59,76725%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 86Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota$59,75229%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 87Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$59,18750%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 88Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$59,14278%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 89Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania$59,12272%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 90Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$58,95483%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 91University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$58,92142%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 92The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$58,71727%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 93University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$58,65045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 94University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$58,59085%1282$26k$55k75%29,882178 mi 95The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee$58,53257%1344$28k$65k80%1,607324 mi 96American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$58,15162%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.