Bachelor's Economics Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Economics Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. 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 344 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$6,6174%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 2CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$7,30060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 3CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$9,50064%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 4Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,00068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 5California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$11,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 6Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$11,19014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 7Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$11,2505%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 8Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$11,2898%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 9CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$11,75057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 10CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$11,75848%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 11California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$11,85875%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 12California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$12,00091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 13Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$12,00010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$12,4246%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 15Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$12,4946%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 16Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,5004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 17Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$12,75463%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 18Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,9258%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 19University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$12,99679%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 20University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 21California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,00093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 22University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 23Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$13,0005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 24Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$13,00013%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 25University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$13,1974%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 26Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$13,2504%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 27Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,4376%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 28University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,51633%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 29San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$13,75096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 30University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$14,00010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 31CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$14,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 32University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$14,00053%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 33University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,0005%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 34Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$14,11012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 35University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,16639%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 36University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,16683%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 37University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,00027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 38University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$15,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 39Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$15,00091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 40San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,25036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 41Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$15,25092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 42University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,49929%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 43Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$15,5009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 44University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$15,84315%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 45University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$15,85124%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 46California State University-FresnoFresno, California$16,11095%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 47Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$16,2278%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 48Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$16,43090%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 49Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$16,43067%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 50Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$16,50013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 51College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$16,52092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 52University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$16,64286%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 53Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$16,6629%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 54Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$16,7509%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 55University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$16,92438%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 56Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$16,95015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 57University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$17,11978%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 58University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$17,16993%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 59California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$17,50094%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 60California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,50095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 61University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$17,50019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 62Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$17,50014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 63Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$17,50038%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 64Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$17,62524%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 65California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$17,62594%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 66Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$17,85011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 67Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$18,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 68University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$18,01766%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 69Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$18,25014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 70Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado$18,25018%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 71California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$18,37546%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 72Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$18,4005%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 73University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$18,45095%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 74University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$18,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 75California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$18,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 76James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$18,57572%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 77Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$18,71176%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 78Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$18,71831%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 79University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina$18,79192%1251$12k$44k54%2,910234 mi 80University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$18,81578%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 81Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$18,83882%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 82University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$19,00017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 83Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$19,00093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 84Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$19,00021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 85Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$19,00019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 86Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$19,00042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 87University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$19,00277%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 88University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$19,05396%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 89California State University-ChicoChico, California$19,15093%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 90University of California-MercedMerced, California$19,30391%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 91University of OregonEugene, Oregon$19,30588%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 92Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$19,500100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 93Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$19,50057%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 94University of HoustonHouston, Texas$19,50074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 95University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$19,50077%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 96Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky$19,50094%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 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.