Bachelor's-15% vs national median86 grads tracked
Economics at Winthrop University
Ranked 161st of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $33,189 – $66,779
Median · 5 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $51,223 – $101,595
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $48,487 – $124,613
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 Winthrop University's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating, rising to $91,987 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 161st 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,462 total interest
Same major at other universities
Eastern Connecticut State University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$67,702 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$67,613 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$67,193 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$67,185 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$66,552 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out