Bachelor's+11% vs national median433 grads tracked
Economics at University of Saint Thomas
Ranked 31st of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,471
middle 50%: $41,530 – $71,088
Median · 5 years out
$87,648
middle 50%: $63,007 – $113,303
Median · 10 years out
$125,175
middle 50%: $83,838 – $184,950
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Economics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Economics bachelor's degree graduates start with a median salary of $57k. After ten years, median earnings rise to $125k.
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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,574 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$89,845 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Franklin College of Indiana
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$88,180 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Hollins University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$87,005 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$87,005 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at University of Saint Thomas
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$161,782 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$143,094 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$131,483 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$126,087 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$122,487 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$121,352 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$118,289 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$108,001 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,392 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$104,958 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$104,182 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,136 · 5 yrs out