Bachelor's-25% vs national median125 grads tracked
Economics at Fort Lewis College
Ranked 212th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,883
middle 50%: $28,520 – $52,122
Median · 5 years out
$59,517
middle 50%: $39,072 – $80,540
Median · 10 years out
$69,727
middle 50%: $43,317 – $99,492
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Fort Lewis College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $40,883 one year after graduating, rising to $69,727 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 212th of 225 reporting programs.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,235 total interest
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$60,121 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$59,635 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$59,635 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$59,563 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$58,004 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$98,392 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$67,918 · 5 yrs out
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$62,631 · 5 yrs out
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$61,986 · 5 yrs out
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$60,304 · 5 yrs out
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$60,196 · 5 yrs out
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$60,096 · 5 yrs out
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$56,595 · 5 yrs out