Bachelor's+17% vs national median211 grads tracked
Economics at Furman University
Ranked 19th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$56,743
middle 50%: $42,248 – $70,870
Median · 5 years out
$92,861
middle 50%: $69,946 – $122,253
Median · 10 years out
$137,588
middle 50%: $89,880 – $214,399
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 Furman University's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $56,743 one year after graduating, rising to $137,588 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 19th 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.
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Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,490 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$95,130 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$94,989 · 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
James Madison University
$90,951 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$90,485 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$90,168 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$89,916 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$89,845 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Furman University
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$111,278 · 5 yrs out
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$96,257 · 5 yrs out
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$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$84,537 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,368 · 5 yrs out
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$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
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$78,655 · 5 yrs out
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$74,643 · 5 yrs out
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$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,084 · 5 yrs out