Bachelor's+8% vs national median847 grads tracked
Economics at Saint Olaf College
Ranked 40th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,518
middle 50%: $43,480 – $75,292
Median · 5 years out
$85,545
middle 50%: $62,529 – $113,993
Median · 10 years out
$120,903
middle 50%: $87,549 – $166,975
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 Saint Olaf College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $61,518 one year after graduating, rising to $120,903 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 40th 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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Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,381 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$86,862 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$86,336 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$86,303 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$85,882 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Saint Olaf College
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$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
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$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,148 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
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$67,022 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$65,735 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,763 · 5 yrs out