Bachelor's+6% vs national median245 grads tracked
Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology
Ranked 47th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,946
middle 50%: $41,920 – $75,608
Median · 5 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $63,681 – $115,260
Median · 10 years out
$120,396
middle 50%: $75,586 – $176,841
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Georgia Tech economics graduates earn $57,946 in their first year. Salaries jump to $83,557 by year five and $120,396 by year ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,652 total interest
Same major at other universities
St. Catherine University
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$84,579 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$84,494 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$84,215 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$83,958 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$83,591 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$83,317 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$83,083 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$82,941 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$82,687 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$82,508 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,469 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,361 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$169,882 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,408 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,445 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$147,366 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$138,294 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$129,086 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$125,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$118,129 · 5 yrs out