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Bachelor's+2% vs national median537 grads tracked

Economics at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 60th of 225 bachelor's programs in Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,898
middle 50%: $39,974 – $71,121
Median · 5 years out
$80,683
middle 50%: $58,602 – $107,688
Median · 10 years out
$109,014
middle 50%: $78,843 – $151,150

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 Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in Economics earn a median $54,898 one year after graduating, rising to $109,014 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $79,200 for this field, ranking 60th 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,936 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Madison
$82,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$82,380 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$81,969 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$81,741 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$80,769 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$79,688 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$79,550 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$79,200 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$79,123 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out

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