WhatGradsMake

What Economics grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $79,200 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Connecticut CollegeCT$64,912$109,357$181,459+38%
2Washington and Lee UniversityVA$41,469$108,900$184,526+38%
3University of VirginiaVA$73,110$108,346$158,071+37%
4Quinnipiac UniversityCT$61,827$105,881$148,888+34%
5University of RichmondVA$70,342$105,837$155,755+34%
6Providence CollegeRI$62,590$104,709$153,287+32%
7Carleton CollegeMN$73,086$102,242$152,658+29%
8Wheaton CollegeIL$61,218$100,721$109,070+27%
9Bryant UniversityRI$58,065$99,994+26%
10University of MichiganMI$64,849$99,000$142,343+25%
11Colorado School of MinesCO$65,132$97,392$126,592+23%
12Bethel UniversityMN$61,969$95,481$152,658+21%
13University of Texas at AustinTX$62,544$95,130$130,062+20%
14Macalester CollegeMN$68,583$94,989$147,475+20%
15Penn State World CampusPA$67,042$94,389+19%
16University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$60,205$93,948$132,478+19%
17College of William & MaryVA$61,379$93,528$135,354+18%
18Wabash CollegeIN$59,422$93,054+17%
19Furman UniversitySC$56,743$92,861$137,588+17%
20James Madison UniversityVA$55,882$90,951$125,817+15%
21Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$55,175$90,485$128,416+14%
22Butler UniversityIN$62,818$90,454+14%
23Miami UniversityOH$57,490$90,168$128,151+14%
24Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$55,778$89,916$123,009+14%
25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$58,759$89,845$128,272+13%
26Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$55,504$89,177$125,550+13%
27Franklin College of IndianaIN$55,261$88,826+12%
28SUNY College at GeneseoNY$51,429$88,180$127,888+11%
29Bridgewater CollegeVA$55,746$87,772$98,392+11%
30Hollins UniversityVA$49,095$87,772+11%
31University of Saint ThomasMN$57,471$87,648$125,175+11%
32Utah Valley UniversityUT$64,085$87,005+10%
33Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$63,769$87,005$115,056+10%
34Binghamton UniversityNY$50,894$86,862$119,122+10%
35Old Dominion UniversityVA$48,487$86,367+9%
36University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$55,421$86,336$118,298+9%
37Utah State UniversityUT$53,787$86,303$123,087+9%
38Sacred Heart UniversityCT$53,243$85,965$114,034+9%
39Saint John's UniversityMN$56,265$85,882$126,300+8%
40Saint Olaf CollegeMN$61,518$85,545$120,903+8%
41St. Catherine UniversityMN$54,703$84,796$89,880+7%
42University of ConnecticutCT$53,577$84,579$120,256+7%
43College of Saint ScholasticaMN$39,242$84,494+7%
44Arizona State UniversityAZ$53,210$84,215$120,465+6%
45Christopher Newport UniversityVA$48,011$83,958+6%
46George Mason UniversityVA$51,732$83,591$111,176+6%
47Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$57,946$83,557$120,396+6%
48Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA$44,129$83,557+6%
49Purdue UniversityIN$57,327$83,317$114,187+5%
50Texas A&M UniversityTX$52,514$83,083$112,898+5%
51Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$51,330$82,941$113,985+5%
52Brigham Young University - IdahoID$50,995$82,687$147,002+4%
53University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$51,776$82,508$111,043+4%
54University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$51,693$82,498$119,120+4%
55University of UtahUT$53,151$82,380$108,926+4%
56Truman State UniversityMO$49,109$81,969$110,938+4%
57University of Texas at DallasTX$55,948$81,741$109,901+3%
58Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$47,990$81,671+3%
59University of OklahomaOK$49,551$80,769+2%
60Virginia Military InstituteVA$54,898$80,683$109,014+2%
61CUNY Bernard M. Baruch CollegeNY$51,286$80,258$102,529+1%
62Marymount UniversityVA$47,802$80,258+1%
63Clemson UniversitySC$48,746$79,688$109,470+1%
64Hamline UniversityMN$50,026$79,550$108,6030%
65University of Colorado BoulderCO$49,257$79,200$111,3510%
66University of GeorgiaGA$52,466$79,123$108,6030%
67Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$53,588$79,032$108,4130%
68Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$40,342$79,032$96,7910%
69DePaul UniversityIL$54,453$78,899$110,0040%
70University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$46,408$78,746$118,589-1%
71State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$46,951$78,534$106,289-1%
72Augsburg UniversityMN$51,657$78,466$106,692-1%
73Oregon State UniversityOR$49,204$77,357$84,259-2%
74University of HoustonTX$48,538$76,983$101,924-3%
75College of Saint BenedictMN$65,986$76,958-3%
76Spelman CollegeGA$63,170$76,958-3%
77State University of New York at New PaltzNY$40,522$76,885$97,592-3%
78University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$55,419$76,823$96,582-3%
79Elmhurst UniversityIL$51,324$76,412$103,090-4%
80University of IowaIA$48,349$76,103$101,129-4%
81Hanover CollegeIN$53,833$76,015-4%
82College of CharlestonSC$45,266$76,015$108,862-4%
83Southern Utah UniversityUT$42,838$76,015-4%
84Weber State UniversityUT$42,505$76,015$87,772-4%
85CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$49,273$75,902$93,487-4%
86St. Cloud State UniversityMN$43,317$75,752$115,506-4%
87University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$50,050$75,722$93,187-4%
88Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$46,836$75,704$109,070-4%
89University of Arizona (The)AZ$48,656$75,639$102,787-4%
90University of Mary WashingtonVA$45,751$75,542$108,520-5%
91Ball State UniversityIN$47,163$75,391$94,046-5%
92University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$47,549$75,329$80,918-5%
93Bridgewater State UniversityMA$44,785$75,329$89,578-5%
94Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$45,970$75,253$107,201-5%
95Olivet Nazarene UniversityIL$51,223$74,872$93,908-5%
96Concordia College - MoorheadMN$50,227$74,872$119,554-5%
97State University of New York at OneontaNY$38,738$74,872-5%
98Hampton UniversityVA$51,929$74,768$121,481-6%
99Ohio State University (The)OH$46,166$74,283$98,720-6%
100University of Northern IowaIA$48,791$74,151$94,768-6%
101Texas Tech UniversityTX$45,513$74,131$106,500-6%
102Dominican UniversityIL$64,036$74,055-6%
103Worcester State UniversityMA$43,047$74,055$107,201-6%
104City College of New York - CUNYNY$48,520$73,747$91,621-7%
105State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$45,505$73,728$87,772-7%
106Radford UniversityVA$43,989$73,668$99,994-7%
107University of OregonOR$46,113$73,623$98,548-7%
108University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$47,039$73,580$98,392-7%
109University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$45,676$73,442$100,284-7%
110Roanoke CollegeVA$44,398$73,442$98,926-7%
111University of Minnesota DuluthMN$44,801$73,419$102,218-7%
112State University of New York at AlbanyNY$43,241$73,331$98,040-7%
113University of MaineME$45,014$73,075$71,728-8%
114University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$44,810$73,032$88,708-8%
115Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$63,769$72,585-8%
116University of LynchburgVA$45,181$72,585$99,192-8%
117Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$46,406$72,505$102,889-8%
118University of North TexasTX$45,605$72,451$94,759-9%
119University of Akron (The)OH$51,028$72,341$114,157-9%
120Randolph CollegeVA$43,047$72,156$69,727-9%
121CUNY Queens CollegeNY$46,808$72,000$96,290-9%
122Westfield State UniversityMA$46,571$71,899-9%
123University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$48,165$71,768$101,595-9%
124University of CincinnatiOH$47,176$71,687$87,276-9%
125Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$46,024$71,590$94,812-10%
126State University of New York at BuffaloNY$45,933$71,539$97,392-10%
127North Carolina State UniversityNC$51,737$71,441$99,994-10%
128Framingham State UniversityMA$47,392$71,212-10%
129Ohio UniversityOH$44,036$71,130$97,356-10%
130Appalachian State UniversityNC$43,910$71,026$100,132-10%
131Cleveland State UniversityOH$43,722$70,960$91,987-10%
132Northeastern Illinois UniversityIL$48,736$70,625$82,850-11%
133Bowling Green State UniversityOH$43,745$70,606$96,105-11%
134Longwood UniversityVA$48,011$70,599$85,430-11%
135State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY$44,737$70,135-11%
136Illinois State UniversityIL$46,146$69,907$96,636-12%
137Monmouth CollegeIL$45,300$69,841$104,398-12%
138Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$39,731$69,644$104,250-12%
139Portland State UniversityOR$43,867$69,221$95,012-13%
140University of South DakotaSD$52,107$69,154$108,603-13%
141Bemidji State UniversityMN$45,210$69,154-13%
142Youngstown State UniversityOH$43,047$69,154-13%
143Salem State UniversityMA$40,883$69,154-13%
144CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$47,059$68,957$85,898-13%
145Winona State UniversityMN$40,769$68,802$91,987-13%
146Metropolitan State UniversityMN$50,710$68,758$72,585-13%
147Wofford CollegeSC$45,979$68,702$93,908-13%
148University of Illinois ChicagoIL$44,305$68,695$92,673-13%
149Tarleton State UniversityTX$44,669$68,626$90,582-13%
150SUNY College at PurchaseNY$42,398$68,560$91,603-13%
151University of Minnesota MorrisMN$43,205$68,487$82,185-14%
152CUNY York CollegeNY$45,171$68,363$82,614-14%
153Colorado State UniversityCO$43,566$68,291$93,589-14%
154Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO$42,273$68,098$114,494-14%
155Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$47,050$67,936$91,284-14%
156Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$46,280$67,702$85,898-15%
157Georgia State UniversityGA$44,051$67,613$84,100-15%
158University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$45,242$67,193$96,406-15%
159University of Colorado DenverCO$44,634$67,185$86,211-15%
160University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$38,967$67,138$83,018-15%
161Winthrop UniversitySC$43,047$67,042$91,987-15%
162Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$43,948$66,891$84,786-16%
163Missouri State UniversityMO$43,452$66,779$78,948-16%
164CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$39,884$66,690$89,036-16%
165College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$47,284$66,552$91,184-16%
166University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$45,056$66,514$82,426-16%
167University of ToledoOH$31,578$66,251$90,933-16%
168CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$50,720$66,099$80,325-17%
169West Virginia UniversityWV$39,163$65,986$91,987-17%
170SUNY at FredoniaNY$38,460$65,986$101,595-17%
171University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$48,054$65,743$78,709-17%
172Northern Illinois UniversityIL$42,356$65,586$82,771-17%
173Indiana University SoutheastIN$43,047$65,458-17%
174Montana State University BozemanMT$41,640$65,382$86,507-17%
175Oklahoma State UniversityOK$43,820$65,353-17%
176University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$39,847$65,130$83,335-18%
177Agnes Scott CollegeGA$41,695$64,930$87,070-18%
178University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$41,695$64,854$65,986-18%
179Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$44,398$64,834$91,385-18%
180University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$47,134$64,737$81,753-18%
181Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$41,818$64,718$93,789-18%
182Wright State UniversityOH$40,342$64,523$72,156-19%
183Texas State UniversityTX$44,978$64,485$80,415-19%
184University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$46,717$64,402$89,880-19%
185Sweet Briar CollegeVA$42,146$64,402$107,201-19%
186University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$41,390$64,138$86,929-19%
187University of Montana (The)MT$39,196$63,874$82,614-19%
188Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$35,591$63,723$75,253-20%
189University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$44,815$63,510$84,733-20%
190Georgia Southern UniversityGA$42,994$63,384$81,941-20%
191University of Northern ColoradoCO$41,609$63,170$82,929-20%
192SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$41,093$63,170$78,170-20%
193University of Southern MaineME$43,205$62,962$83,940-20%
194Indiana University - South BendIN$56,170$62,818-21%
195University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$41,154$62,818$82,479-21%
196Western Colorado UniversityCO$43,047$61,737$73,347-22%
197Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$44,276$61,703$103,197-22%
198State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$42,800$61,518$80,205-22%
199North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$43,433$61,332$69,917-23%
200Southern Oregon UniversityOR$36,857$61,121$79,787-23%
201Western Illinois UniversityIL$39,998$60,961$85,242-23%
202South Dakota State UniversitySD$42,009$60,815$75,235-23%
203University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$39,884$60,679$80,101-23%
204University of Central MissouriMO$42,033$60,590$78,709-23%
205Northern State UniversitySD$48,182$60,442$91,987-24%
206University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$38,967$60,121$79,901-24%
207Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$43,262$59,848$68,521-24%
208Charleston Southern UniversitySC$39,425$59,848-24%
209University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$40,604$59,635$78,110-25%
210Western Oregon UniversityOR$38,509$59,635$77,901-25%
211East Carolina UniversityNC$37,788$59,563$76,435-25%
212Fort Lewis CollegeCO$40,883$59,517$69,727-25%
213Indiana State UniversityIN$42,596$59,105-25%
214State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$38,967$58,858-26%
215University of Southern IndianaIN$41,624$58,734$85,364-26%
216University of West GeorgiaGA$38,124$58,004$69,779-27%
217Covenant CollegeGA$43,497$57,867-27%
218Francis Marion UniversitySC$46,777$56,877$60,590-28%
219University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$44,849$56,877-28%
220University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$37,592$56,877$74,301-28%
221Missouri Western State UniversityMO$41,799$56,595$82,142-29%
222Emory & Henry CollegeVA$37,841$56,069$71,441-29%
223Winston-Salem State UniversityNC$40,613$53,243$72,585-33%
224Purdue University NorthwestIN$41,424$49,035$61,827-38%
225University of Hawaii at HiloHI$32,743$43,948$73,442-45%
226Fairfield UniversityCT$64,930
227University of AlabamaAL$63,610
228Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$54,993$99,192
229Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$51,223
230Kent State UniversityOH$49,582
231University of New HavenCT$48,829
232SUNY CortlandNY$47,802
233University of WyomingWY$43,047
234Texas Southern UniversityTX$37,041
235Purdue University Fort WayneIN$34,002

Associate

national median $49,328 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Salt Lake Community CollegeUT$39,593$64,930+32%
2Saint Philip's CollegeTX$36,745$49,328$62,1190%
3El Paso Community CollegeTX$35,298$48,030-3%
4Blinn CollegeTX$43,047
5Austin Community CollegeTX$43,047