Rank |
School |
Program |
New Grad Median Pay |
Early Career Pay |
Sample Size |
1 |
Claremont McKenna College |
Economics |
$95,566 |
$91,488 |
39 |
2 |
Duke University |
Economics |
$94,699 |
$112,646 |
130 |
3 |
Harvard University |
Economics |
$89,515 |
$100,286 |
98 |
4 |
Washington University in St Louis |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$88,712 |
N/A |
18 |
5 |
Rice University |
Economics |
$87,989 |
$81,590 |
40 |
6 |
Yale University |
Economics |
$87,166 |
$91,001 |
69 |
7 |
Dartmouth College |
Economics |
$85,069 |
$98,252 |
121 |
8 |
Williams College |
Economics |
$83,280 |
$91,723 |
70 |
9 |
University of Chicago |
Economics |
$82,564 |
$96,012 |
195 |
10 |
Princeton University |
Economics |
$81,961 |
N/A |
42 |
11 |
Amherst College |
Economics |
$78,775 |
$94,870 |
35 |
12 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Economics |
$78,188 |
$85,635 |
40 |
13 |
Columbia University in the City of New York |
Economics |
$73,902 |
$87,202 |
138 |
14 |
Vanderbilt University |
Economics |
$72,741 |
$88,705 |
113 |
15 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Economics |
$72,198 |
$94,172 |
92 |
16 |
Colgate University |
Economics |
$72,196 |
$86,742 |
44 |
17 |
Northwestern University |
Economics |
$71,488 |
$85,909 |
231 |
18 |
University of California-Berkeley |
Economics |
$71,330 |
$87,328 |
302 |
19 |
Wellesley College |
Economics |
$70,781 |
$80,094 |
87 |
20 |
Villanova University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$70,687 |
$106,587 |
40 |
21 |
Middlebury College |
Economics |
$69,712 |
$98,106 |
68 |
22 |
Cornell University |
Economics |
$69,416 |
$83,282 |
117 |
23 |
Johns Hopkins University |
Economics |
$69,157 |
$93,824 |
72 |
24 |
University of Notre Dame |
Economics |
$69,070 |
$85,821 |
111 |
25 |
Georgetown University |
Economics |
$68,490 |
$81,913 |
120 |
26 |
Pomona College |
Economics |
$67,038 |
N/A |
31 |
27 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$65,881 |
$81,177 |
101 |
28 |
Barnard College |
Economics |
$65,217 |
$87,791 |
56 |
29 |
Boston College |
Economics |
$64,785 |
$77,978 |
296 |
30 |
Vassar College |
Economics |
$64,665 |
$66,026 |
50 |
31 |
Morehouse College |
Economics |
$64,324 |
$69,016 |
26 |
32 |
Brown University |
Economics |
$64,028 |
$78,949 |
79 |
33 |
Lafayette College |
Economics |
$63,927 |
$72,455 |
59 |
34 |
University of Rochester |
Economics |
$63,873 |
$73,661 |
77 |
35 |
Brigham Young University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$63,484 |
$83,356 |
31 |
36 |
Tufts University |
Economics |
$63,321 |
$83,710 |
124 |
37 |
Santa Clara University |
Economics |
$62,432 |
$84,356 |
67 |
38 |
Wheaton College |
Economics |
$62,269 |
N/A |
32 |
39 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus |
Economics |
$62,202 |
$71,811 |
109 |
40 |
University of San Francisco |
Economics |
$62,161 |
N/A |
19 |
41 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
Economics |
$62,024 |
$74,685 |
337 |
42 |
College of the Holy Cross |
Economics |
$61,612 |
$81,782 |
108 |
43 |
Washington University in St Louis |
Economics |
$61,591 |
N/A |
28 |
44 |
Lehigh University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$61,418 |
$87,192 |
28 |
45 |
Trinity College |
Economics |
$61,320 |
N/A |
65 |
46 |
Marist College |
Economics |
$61,215 |
N/A |
25 |
47 |
Bowdoin College |
Economics |
$61,127 |
$77,719 |
30 |
48 |
Bucknell University |
Economics |
$61,041 |
$63,698 |
96 |
49 |
Haverford College |
Economics |
$60,876 |
N/A |
23 |
50 |
New York University |
Economics |
$60,699 |
$73,022 |
227 |
51 |
Stanford University |
Economics |
$60,475 |
$104,592 |
25 |
52 |
Villanova University |
Economics |
$60,373 |
$75,941 |
110 |
53 |
University of Miami |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$60,274 |
N/A |
32 |
54 |
Metropolitan State University |
Economics |
$60,194 |
N/A |
16 |
55 |
Carleton College |
Economics |
$60,032 |
$66,207 |
23 |
56 |
The College of New Jersey |
Economics |
$59,803 |
N/A |
16 |
57 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
Economics |
$59,465 |
$73,844 |
341 |
58 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Economics |
$58,938 |
$58,530 |
22 |
59 |
Lake Forest College |
Economics |
$58,782 |
N/A |
24 |
60 |
Miami University-Oxford |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$58,704 |
$65,135 |
38 |
61 |
DePauw University |
Economics |
$58,544 |
$70,531 |
63 |
62 |
Colby College |
Economics |
$58,540 |
$83,980 |
34 |
63 |
Drexel University |
Economics |
$58,175 |
$70,433 |
52 |
64 |
Bentley University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$58,138 |
$69,502 |
39 |
65 |
Oberlin College |
Economics |
$57,721 |
$56,067 |
30 |
66 |
Hobart William Smith Colleges |
Economics |
$57,689 |
$68,735 |
70 |
67 |
Brigham Young University |
Economics |
$57,448 |
$72,747 |
110 |
68 |
University of Richmond |
Economics |
$57,385 |
$83,877 |
34 |
69 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Economics |
$57,311 |
$66,687 |
393 |
70 |
Wake Forest University |
Economics |
$57,100 |
$70,717 |
72 |
71 |
George Washington University |
Economics |
$57,078 |
$68,726 |
143 |
72 |
Northeastern University |
Economics |
$56,668 |
$73,998 |
131 |
73 |
Grinnell College |
Economics |
$56,661 |
$55,487 |
47 |
74 |
Mount Holyoke College |
Economics |
$56,625 |
N/A |
19 |
75 |
Hamilton College |
Economics |
$56,571 |
$84,359 |
63 |
76 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$56,544 |
$64,128 |
92 |
77 |
DePaul University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$56,409 |
$68,444 |
47 |
78 |
St Olaf College |
Economics |
$56,177 |
$61,505 |
72 |
79 |
Swarthmore College |
Economics |
$56,029 |
$88,391 |
41 |
80 |
Miami University-Oxford |
Economics |
$55,827 |
$69,323 |
53 |
81 |
Bates College |
Economics |
$55,768 |
$73,497 |
53 |
82 |
Ashford University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$55,719 |
$60,293 |
30 |
83 |
George Mason University |
Economics |
$55,517 |
$60,026 |
121 |
84 |
Loyola University Maryland |
Economics |
$55,386 |
N/A |
19 |
85 |
Chapman University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$55,212 |
$63,007 |
36 |
86 |
Brandeis University |
Economics |
$55,105 |
$70,790 |
76 |
87 |
Emory University |
Economics |
$55,058 |
$69,562 |
89 |
88 |
Texas Christian University |
Economics |
$55,051 |
$54,222 |
73 |
89 |
University of San Diego |
Economics |
$55,050 |
$55,016 |
17 |
90 |
William & Mary |
Economics |
$54,979 |
$57,485 |
83 |
91 |
University of Southern California |
Economics |
$54,837 |
$62,868 |
114 |
92 |
Marquette University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$54,582 |
$66,905 |
26 |
93 |
Saint Mary’s College of California |
Economics |
$54,519 |
$60,193 |
18 |
94 |
University of Northern Iowa |
Economics |
$54,358 |
$52,540 |
22 |
95 |
Connecticut College |
Economics |
$54,308 |
$66,698 |
58 |
96 |
University of Dayton |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$54,059 |
$66,263 |
48 |
97 |
Seattle University |
Economics |
$53,959 |
$67,280 |
17 |
98 |
Fairfield University |
Economics |
$53,920 |
$71,880 |
16 |
99 |
St Catherine University |
Economics |
$53,731 |
N/A |
24 |
100 |
Denison University |
Economics |
$53,668 |
$60,027 |
57 |
101 |
Boston University |
Economics |
$53,654 |
$67,968 |
122 |
102 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$53,396 |
$58,904 |
44 |
103 |
James Madison University |
Economics |
$53,331 |
$69,797 |
55 |
104 |
University of Delaware |
Economics |
$53,288 |
$62,275 |
150 |
105 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Economics |
$53,254 |
$60,313 |
41 |
106 |
Stonehill College |
Economics |
$53,194 |
$65,790 |
28 |
107 |
Linfield University-McMinnville Campus |
Economics |
$52,744 |
N/A |
17 |
108 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
Economics |
$52,741 |
$66,989 |
399 |
109 |
Gettysburg College |
Economics |
$52,365 |
$78,068 |
65 |
110 |
Ithaca College |
Economics |
$52,233 |
$54,267 |
17 |
111 |
University of South Carolina-Columbia |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$52,227 |
$62,462 |
85 |
112 |
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus |
Economics |
$51,971 |
$50,717 |
27 |
113 |
Pepperdine University |
Economics |
$51,799 |
$58,854 |
30 |
114 |
Purdue University-Main Campus |
Economics |
$51,724 |
$56,913 |
53 |
115 |
Washington and Lee University |
Economics |
$51,643 |
$68,713 |
32 |
116 |
University of San Diego |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$51,619 |
N/A |
18 |
117 |
Arkansas Tech University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$51,554 |
N/A |
22 |
118 |
Susquehanna University |
Economics |
$51,513 |
N/A |
17 |
119 |
Loyola University Chicago |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$51,505 |
$60,046 |
67 |
120 |
Kean University |
Economics |
$51,377 |
$32,372 |
20 |
121 |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$51,328 |
$63,023 |
75 |
122 |
University of Georgia |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$51,322 |
$63,773 |
67 |
123 |
North Central College |
Economics |
$51,272 |
N/A |
53 |
124 |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
Economics |
$51,271 |
$56,966 |
40 |
125 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
Economics |
$51,193 |
$68,398 |
31 |
126 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo |
Economics |
$51,116 |
$62,867 |
46 |
127 |
Kenyon College |
Economics |
$50,959 |
$69,651 |
37 |
128 |
Indiana University-Bloomington |
Economics |
$50,663 |
$66,372 |
78 |
129 |
Southern Methodist University |
Economics |
$50,628 |
$71,965 |
61 |
130 |
Seattle University |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$50,594 |
$71,065 |
19 |
131 |
The University of the South |
Economics |
$50,532 |
$63,733 |
40 |
132 |
Union College |
Economics |
$50,348 |
$74,456 |
65 |
132 |
Union College |
Economics |
$50,348 |
$74,456 |
65 |
132 |
Union College |
Economics |
$50,348 |
$74,456 |
65 |
135 |
Wabash College |
Economics |
$50,346 |
$58,138 |
39 |
136 |
Assumption University |
Economics |
$50,332 |
N/A |
22 |
137 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
Economics |
$50,320 |
$63,769 |
270 |
138 |
The University of Texas at Austin |
Economics |
$50,245 |
$67,635 |
367 |
139 |
Keene State College |
Economics |
$50,128 |
$45,814 |
16 |
140 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Business/Managerial Economics |
$50,087 |
$51,434 |
50 |
141 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Economics |
$50,008 |
$63,249 |
304 |
142 |
Loyola Marymount University |
Economics |
$50,000 |
$58,459 |
49 |
143 |
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) |
Economics |
$49,967 |
$49,555 |
24 |
144 |
University of Maryland-College Park |
Economics |
$49,898 |
$60,662 |
367 |
145 |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Economics |
$49,766 |
N/A |
23 |
146 |
Rutgers University-Newark |
Economics |
$49,765 |
$62,119 |
493 |
147 |
University of Mary Washington |
Economics |
$49,719 |
$52,961 |
19 |
148 |
Utah State University |
Economics |
$49,648 |
$57,959 |
108 |
149 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus |
Economics |
$49,591 |
$59,247 |
74 |
150 |
Skidmore College |
Economics |
$49,572 |
$67,188 |
28 |