Bachelor's-19% vs national median50 grads tracked
Economics at Sweet Briar College
Ranked 184th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,146
middle 50%: $28,474 – $52,165
Median · 5 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $49,582 – $90,933
Median · 10 years out
$107,201
middle 50%: $85,664 – $150,504
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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $42,146 one year after graduating, rising to $107,201 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 184th 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,676 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$64,737 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$63,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$63,510 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$63,384 · 5 yrs out
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$94,389 · 5 yrs out
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$93,908 · 5 yrs out
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$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
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$63,105 · 5 yrs out
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$61,723 · 5 yrs out
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$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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$59,691 · 5 yrs out
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$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,726 · 5 yrs out