Bachelor's+20% vs national median519 grads tracked
Economics at Macalester College
Ranked 14th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,583
middle 50%: $53,405 – $90,143
Median · 5 years out
$94,989
middle 50%: $64,961 – $143,441
Median · 10 years out
$147,475
middle 50%: $97,751 – $245,308
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 Macalester College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $68,583 one year after graduating, rising to $147,475 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 14th 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
4.4 yrs
≈ $4,801 total interest
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$100,721 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$99,000 · 5 yrs out
Colorado School of Mines
$97,392 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$95,481 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$95,130 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$93,948 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$93,528 · 5 yrs out
Wabash College
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$92,861 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$90,951 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Macalester College
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$121,630 · 5 yrs out
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$121,630 · 5 yrs out
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$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
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$77,901 · 5 yrs out
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$68,022 · 5 yrs out
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$64,005 · 5 yrs out
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$61,737 · 5 yrs out
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$58,734 · 5 yrs out
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