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Best Economics Schools by Graduate Salary & ROI (2026)

351 schools ranked by DegreeOutlook Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Economics, ranked by DegreeOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Economics graduate earns $53,967/yr across 351 schools.

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Why Berkeley's Econ Grads Earn Top Dollar

UC Berkeley's #1 spot is powered by its world-famous economics faculty and its prime location near Silicon Valley. Graduates are aggressively recruited into high-paying tech, finance, and consulting roles, reflected in their $80,446 average earnings. This direct pipeline to the Bay Area's economic engine provides a career launchpad that few other universities can match.

The ROI Upset: Why BYU Ranks Higher Than Harvard

The most surprising result is Brigham Young University at #3, outperforming nearly every elite private school. With a staggering 37.1x ROI—the highest in the top 20—BYU proves that prestige isn't everything. Its model combines solid earnings ($63,332/yr) with exceptionally low tuition, allowing graduates to build wealth immediately rather than digging out from debt.

AI Won't Steal Your Job, It Will Rewrite It

The 59% AI risk score doesn't mean economists will be obsolete; it means the job is changing. AI will automate the tedious work of data collection and basic analysis. Your value will shift from being the person who runs the numbers to being the person who questions the model, interprets the results for leadership, and makes strategic decisions that a machine cannot.

The Public School Power Play: California's Economic Engine

Seventeen of the top 20 schools are public, and it’s no accident. This ranking is dominated by state flagships that offer a powerful, high-ROI combination of academic rigor and regional economic integration. The University of California system, with five schools in the top 20, is the best example, functioning as a direct talent pipeline for the state's massive economy.

Programs Ranked

351

Avg Earnings

$53,967/yr

Avg DW Score

65/100

AI Risk

Very High

59% task exposure

Top Institutions

Leading the field for Economics

The top four programs by DegreeOutlook Score. Full ranking of 351 programs below.

Rank #1 · DegreeOutlook Score 84

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · Public

$80,4461-yr earnings

20.2xROI multiple

Very HighAI risk

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NC · #2

$65,344/yr · 25.9x ROI

Brigham Young University

UT · #3

$63,332/yr · 37.1x ROI

Southern New Hampshire University

NH · #4

$69,807/yr · 16.2x ROI

The Ranking Matrix

All Economics Programs Ranked

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#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	84 80–85	$80,446/yr	20.2x
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	82 78–83	$65,344/yr	25.9x
3	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	82 78–83	$63,332/yr	37.1x
4	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit	81 77–82	$69,807/yr	16.2x
5	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · Public	80 77–81	$67,501/yr	19.2x
6	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	80 77–81	$66,334/yr	17.0x
7	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA · Public	80 76–81	$53,825/yr	29.7x
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	80 76–81	$68,416/yr	14.8x
9	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	80 75–81	$58,717/yr	19.8x
10	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	80 76–81	$60,472/yr	22.9x
11	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	79 75–80	$62,091/yr	17.3x
12	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	79 75–80	$64,386/yr	20.6x
13	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	79 75–80	$62,286/yr	16.8x
14	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	78 74–79	$59,142/yr	17.4x
15	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	78 74–79	$58,650/yr	17.9x
16	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	78 74–79	$59,187/yr	19.3x
17	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	77 73–78	$57,619/yr	18.3x
18	Harvard University Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit	77 73–78	$103,993/yr	5.8x
19	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	77 73–78	$53,934/yr	17.3x
20	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · Public	77 73–78	$57,663/yr	21.1x
21	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	77 72–78	$54,495/yr	18.0x
22	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	76 71–77	$58,921/yr	13.2x
23	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit	76 71–77	$94,675/yr	4.8x
24	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · Public	76 72–77	$51,728/yr	25.0x
25	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY · Public	76 73–78	$48,691/yr	23.8x
26	Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	76 72–77	$98,649/yr	5.5x
27	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · Public	76 72–77	$74,958/yr	10.4x
28	Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit	76 72–77	$98,104/yr	4.9x
29	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit	75 71–76	$89,505/yr	4.9x
30	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO · Public	75 71–76	$56,201/yr	17.3x
31	University of Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	75 71–77	$92,075/yr	4.9x
32	Amherst College Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit	75 71–76	$90,568/yr	4.6x
33	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	75 72–76	$48,120/yr	20.4x
34	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK · Public	75 71–76	$52,212/yr	18.8x
35	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	75 71–76	$89,097/yr	4.8x
36	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD · Public	75 71–76	$52,857/yr	18.9x
37	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit	75 70–76	$85,879/yr	4.7x
38	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	75 72–76	$46,404/yr	25.1x
39	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	74 71–75	$46,310/yr	24.9x
40	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public	74 71–75	$48,632/yr	34.0x
41	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	74 71–75	$47,304/yr	31.6x
42	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	74 70–75	$49,725/yr	16.9x
43	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	74 70–75	$50,223/yr	17.1x
44	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	74 70–75	$49,314/yr	18.5x
45	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	74 70–75	$52,490/yr	16.3x
46	Williams College Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofit	74 70–75	$80,888/yr	4.8x
47	Barnard College New York, NY · Private nonprofit	74 70–75	$85,860/yr	4.2x
48	Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	74 69–75	$84,967/yr	3.9x
49	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	74 70–75	$57,379/yr	11.9x
50	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit	74 70–75	$86,284/yr	4.2x
51	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	74 69–75	$84,311/yr	4.0x
52	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	74 70–75	$50,820/yr	18.2x
53	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	74 70–75	$56,261/yr	13.0x
54	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	74 70–75	$52,129/yr	18.8x
55	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	73 69–74	$54,778/yr	14.5x
56	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	73 69–74	$49,312/yr	21.3x
57	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	73 70–75	$50,518/yr	14.2x
58	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA · Private nonprofit	73 69–74	$76,606/yr	4.4x
59	Yale University New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit	73 69–75	$82,617/yr	4.1x
60	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	73 69–74	$55,905/yr	12.1x
61	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	73 69–75	$84,932/yr	3.8x
62	Colby College Waterville, ME · Private nonprofit	73 69–74	$76,401/yr	4.3x
63	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	73 70–75	$78,181/yr	4.7x
64	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	73 69–74	$54,859/yr	13.9x
65	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public	73 69–74	$52,309/yr	12.1x
66	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	73 69–74	$56,902/yr	11.7x
67	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	73 71–74	$44,898/yr	22.3x
68	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit	73 69–75	$83,135/yr	3.9x
69	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit	73 69–74	$76,944/yr	4.4x
70	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	73 69–74	$53,024/yr	13.8x
71	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	73 69–74	$51,344/yr	17.4x
72	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · Public	72 69–73	$46,408/yr	23.4x
73	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	72 68–73	$50,295/yr	13.2x
74	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	72 68–73	$51,192/yr	12.8x
75	Pomona College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit	72 68–73	$70,051/yr	4.3x
76	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	72 70–73	$44,125/yr	22.4x
77	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	72 68–73	$47,351/yr	23.6x
78	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit	72 68–73	$76,299/yr	3.8x
79	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME · Private nonprofit	72 68–73	$75,867/yr	3.7x
80	Towson University Towson, MD · Public	72 68–73	$50,910/yr	14.9x
81	Tufts University Medford, MA · Private nonprofit	72 68–73	$75,125/yr	3.6x
82	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	72 67–73	$54,013/yr	11.7x
83	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	72 68–73	$51,848/yr	11.8x
84	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	72 68–73	$51,848/yr	11.7x
85	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	72 68–73	$51,848/yr	12.2x
86	Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit	72 69–73	$77,274/yr	3.9x
87	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	72 69–73	$46,655/yr	25.2x
88	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	72 69–73	$46,655/yr	25.2x
89	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	72 69–73	$46,655/yr	25.2x
90	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	72 69–73	$46,655/yr	25.2x
91	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	72 69–73	$46,655/yr	25.2x
92	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	72 68–73	$49,738/yr	14.3x
93	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	72 69–73	$46,416/yr	16.2x
94	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA · Private nonprofit	72 69–73	$71,737/yr	4.6x
95	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI · Public	72 68–74	$53,595/yr	16.2x
96	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · Public	72 68–73	$57,440/yr	19.6x
97	Trinity College Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit	71 67–72	$71,191/yr	3.6x
98	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	71 69–72	$42,314/yr	27.7x
99	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	71 70–72	$42,349/yr	30.2x
100	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit	71 67–72	$69,288/yr	3.9x
101	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit	71 67–73	$86,367/yr	3.2x
102	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · Public	71 67–72	$49,665/yr	12.7x
103	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	71 66–72	$54,328/yr	10.0x
104	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ · Public	71 67–72	$62,218/yr	9.4x
105	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	71 69–72	$44,349/yr	18.1x
106	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public	71 68–72	$47,363/yr	18.9x
107	East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	71 68–72	$46,425/yr	20.7x
108	Rice University Houston, TX · Private nonprofit	71 67–72	$78,814/yr	3.5x
109	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA · Public	71 67–72	$65,603/yr	7.7x
110	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	71 69–72	$45,401/yr	19.0x
111	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	70 70–71	$39,993/yr	29.4x
112	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	70 66–71	$51,521/yr	11.1x
113	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	70 67–71	$45,420/yr	15.5x
114	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD · Public	70 66–71	$51,483/yr	11.4x
115	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit	70 66–71	$72,099/yr	3.2x
116	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	70 66–71	$52,635/yr	11.9x
117	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	70 68–71	$45,556/yr	21.2x
118	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	70 66–71	$50,209/yr	13.2x
119	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	70 66–71	$52,227/yr	10.5x
120	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	70 66–71	$52,227/yr	10.5x
121	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	70 66–71	$52,227/yr	10.5x
122	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	70 66–71	$52,227/yr	10.5x
123	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$74,023/yr	3.3x
124	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$71,340/yr	3.3x
125	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	69 66–70	$45,443/yr	15.8x
126	Bates College Lewiston, ME · Private nonprofit	69 66–70	$71,187/yr	3.3x
127	Hamilton College Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$71,350/yr	3.1x
128	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$55,614/yr	5.3x
129	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$68,495/yr	3.3x
130	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$79,845/yr	2.8x
131	Elon University Elon, NC · Private nonprofit	69 66–70	$69,298/yr	4.4x
132	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	69 66–70	$45,708/yr	13.2x
133	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA · Public	69 66–70	$46,860/yr	14.2x
134	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public	69 65–70	$51,960/yr	12.6x
135	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA · Public	69 65–70	$50,529/yr	11.6x
136	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public	69 65–70	$50,529/yr	11.6x
137	Brown University Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	69 66–70	$72,064/yr	3.1x
138	Providence College Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$69,364/yr	3.3x
139	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA · Private nonprofit	69 65–70	$61,027/yr	3.9x
140	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	69 67–70	$45,708/yr	14.2x
141	University of California-Merced Merced, CA · Public	69 65–70	$51,212/yr	11.6x
142	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	68 65–69	$48,462/yr	12.5x
143	Connecticut College New London, CT · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$62,732/yr	3.2x
144	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	68 64–69	$52,227/yr	8.9x
145	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$67,684/yr	3.0x
146	Carleton College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$66,567/yr	3.1x
147	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	68 64–69	$50,873/yr	11.0x
148	Montana State University Bozeman, MT · Public	68 65–69	$47,098/yr	17.2x
149	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY · Public	68 66–69	$43,977/yr	17.7x
150	Union College Schenectady, NY · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$62,846/yr	3.3x
151	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	68 64–69	$52,864/yr	11.0x
152	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit	68 64–69	$70,946/yr	2.9x
153	Lafayette College Easton, PA · Private nonprofit	68 65–69	$68,164/yr	3.2x
154	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	68 65–69	$48,149/yr	12.6x
155	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public	68 65–69	$44,663/yr	16.4x
156	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public	68 65–69	$46,302/yr	12.4x
157	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	68 64–69	$51,316/yr	12.9x
158	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	68 66–69	$44,327/yr	16.2x
159	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Public	68 68–69	$40,155/yr	23.9x
160	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	67 64–69	$47,908/yr	11.8x
161	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	67 68–68	$39,836/yr	24.1x
162	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	67 67–68	$40,598/yr	20.5x
163	Spelman College Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$59,907/yr	5.7x
164	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	67 64–68	$45,386/yr	12.6x
165	DePauw University Greencastle, IN · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$63,395/yr	3.3x
166	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	67 64–68	$46,523/yr	11.2x
167	Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	67 64–68	$70,531/yr	2.9x
168	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	67 65–68	$43,656/yr	18.2x
169	University of Rochester Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$63,475/yr	3.0x
170	University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	67 64–68	$45,941/yr	11.3x
171	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	67 64–69	$70,967/yr	3.0x
172	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$62,925/yr	3.0x
173	Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$67,065/yr	2.9x
174	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	67 63–68	$71,630/yr	2.8x
175	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public	67 63–68	$47,034/yr	11.2x
176	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	67 64–68	$44,292/yr	13.7x
177	Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	67 67–68	$39,762/yr	16.3x
178	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO · Public	66 63–67	$46,748/yr	14.3x
179	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS · Public	66 62–67	$50,690/yr	21.5x
180	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	66 62–67	$48,636/yr	10.6x
181	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	66 62–67	$53,985/yr	9.8x
182	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	66 63–68	$50,648/yr	10.5x
183	Creighton University Omaha, NE · Private nonprofit	66 62–67	$54,827/yr	4.1x
184	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public	66 63–67	$45,446/yr	19.0x
185	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit	66 62–68	$56,416/yr	3.2x
186	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	66 63–67	$47,865/yr	12.7x
187	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	65 63–66	$44,087/yr	11.8x
188	Brandeis University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit	65 61–66	$57,299/yr	2.9x
189	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	65 61–66	$59,752/yr	2.7x
190	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	65 62–66	$46,583/yr	11.2x
191	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	65 62–66	$44,258/yr	17.3x
192	Pace University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	65 61–66	$51,426/yr	3.9x
193	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY · Public	65 64–66	$41,547/yr	17.5x
194	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	65 62–66	$44,759/yr	12.1x
195	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	65 61–66	$50,529/yr	7.6x
196	Trinity University San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit	65 60–66	$57,482/yr	3.3x
197	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA · Public	65 62–66	$46,046/yr	8.8x
198	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA · Public	64 60–65	$51,815/yr	15.6x
199	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	64 66–64	$37,432/yr	21.7x
200	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	64 66–65	$38,475/yr	22.9x
201	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	64 60–65	$57,060/yr	2.6x
202	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	64 60–65	$47,743/yr	17.7x
203	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA · Public	64 64–65	$39,899/yr	23.7x
204	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	64 59–65	$56,782/yr	12.2x
205	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	64 60–65	$53,857/yr	10.9x
206	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO · Public	64 64–65	$41,076/yr	15.7x
207	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public	64 65–65	$39,377/yr	20.5x
208	John Carroll University University Heights, OH · Private nonprofit	64 60–65	$65,098/yr	3.1x
209	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofit	64 60–65	$61,713/yr	2.6x
210	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	64 61–65	$46,655/yr	10.8x
211	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	64 60–65	$48,242/yr	7.4x
212	Rhodes College Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit	64 60–65	$57,814/yr	3.1x
213	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA · Public	64 62–65	$45,309/yr	10.0x
214	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA · Public	64 62–65	$45,153/yr	10.8x
215	Radford University Radford, VA · Public	64 62–65	$45,189/yr	11.9x
216	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public	64 60–65	$47,344/yr	18.3x
217	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit	63 59–64	$58,046/yr	2.8x
218	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	63 62–64	$41,910/yr	12.5x
219	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	63 61–64	$44,015/yr	10.2x
220	Westfield State University Westfield, MA · Public	63 62–64	$41,085/yr	13.1x
221	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN · Private nonprofit	63 59–64	$52,439/yr	3.2x
222	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public	63 59–64	$47,940/yr	15.3x
223	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	63 63–64	$40,078/yr	14.9x
224	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA · Private nonprofit	63 59–64	$59,122/yr	2.6x
225	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA · Private nonprofit	63 59–64	$50,402/yr	5.7x
226	Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public	63 61–64	$45,075/yr	9.9x
227	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	62 66–63	$35,628/yr	24.4x
228	Western Colorado University Gunnison, CO · Public	62 57–63	$53,403/yr	11.0x
229	Centre College Danville, KY · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$51,077/yr	3.2x
230	Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	62 57–63	$55,733/yr	2.4x
231	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$54,752/yr	2.9x
232	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$60,323/yr	2.7x
233	Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$103,041/yr	3.3x
234	Canisius University Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$55,786/yr	4.2x
235	Fordham University Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$55,020/yr	2.6x
236	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$61,946/yr	2.3x
237	Siena College Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofit	62 58–63	$54,328/yr	3.4x
238	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY · Private nonprofit	62 59–63	$45,301/yr	3.9x
239	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	62 58–63	$58,590/yr	9.8x
240	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	62 57–63	$56,731/yr	10.0x
241	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	61 64–62	$37,679/yr	19.7x
242	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	61 56–62	$53,206/yr	2.6x
243	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$64,885/yr	2.2x
244	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$51,815/yr	3.0x
245	Stonehill College Easton, MA · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$53,303/yr	2.8x
246	St Olaf College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$56,238/yr	2.6x
247	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$66,325/yr	2.1x
248	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	61 66–62	$34,580/yr	25.4x
249	Kenyon College Gambier, OH · Private nonprofit	61 56–62	$58,082/yr	2.1x
250	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$53,990/yr	2.5x
251	The University of the South Sewanee, TN · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$58,532/yr	2.6x
252	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit	61 57–62	$54,462/yr	2.7x
253	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public	61 63–61	$37,368/yr	18.1x
254	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$58,082/yr	2.1x
255	American University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$58,151/yr	2.4x
256	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	60 62–60	$37,767/yr	12.3x
257	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL · Public	60 60–61	$40,004/yr	12.1x
258	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	60 59–61	$41,713/yr	10.9x
259	Washington College Chestertown, MD · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$50,835/yr	2.8x
260	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA · Public	60 58–61	$43,682/yr	11.2x
261	Smith College Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$71,559/yr	2.0x
262	Worcester State University Worcester, MA · Public	60 56–61	$50,463/yr	10.2x
263	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	60 57–61	$47,766/yr	12.3x
264	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ · Public	60 59–61	$43,148/yr	9.6x
265	St Lawrence University Canton, NY · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$57,829/yr	2.2x
266	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$55,974/yr	2.3x
267	Denison University Granville, OH · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$55,087/yr	2.3x
268	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit	60 57–61	$44,845/yr	3.4x
269	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA · Private nonprofit	60 56–61	$46,832/yr	2.8x
270	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA · Private nonprofit	59 55–60	$54,267/yr	2.1x
271	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	59 55–61	$84,460/yr	2.2x
272	Boise State University Boise, ID · Public	59 56–60	$46,137/yr	12.1x
273	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME · Public	59 55–60	$49,173/yr	10.3x
274	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit	59 56–60	$45,720/yr	3.6x
275	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	59 62–60	$37,188/yr	15.0x
276	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · Public	59 58–60	$43,444/yr	8.7x
277	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT · Public	59 57–60	$43,266/yr	15.0x
278	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA · Private nonprofit	59 55–60	$52,155/yr	2.7x
279	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	58 57–59	$41,519/yr	15.2x
280	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL · Private nonprofit	58 53–59	$53,529/yr	2.4x
281	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	58 55–59	$46,386/yr	2.4x
282	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit	58 54–59	$51,464/yr	2.7x
283	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public	58 56–59	$43,227/yr	13.4x
284	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY · Public	58 63–59	$34,297/yr	18.7x
285	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA · Private nonprofit	58 54–60	$51,183/yr	2.7x
286	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofit	58 53–59	$52,496/yr	2.3x
287	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	57 57–58	$40,726/yr	5.5x
288	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	57 59–58	$38,580/yr	10.1x
289	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · Public	57 62–57	$33,709/yr	20.3x
290	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	57 62–58	$33,742/yr	20.9x
291	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit	57 53–58	$53,148/yr	2.1x
292	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit	57 54–58	$46,400/yr	2.9x
293	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	57 53–58	$54,778/yr	—
294	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	56 58–56	$37,149/yr	10.8x
295	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofit	56 53–57	$62,889/yr	2.6x
296	University of Maine Orono, ME · Public	56 53–57	$46,159/yr	8.2x
297	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	56 52–57	$64,916/yr	2.3x
298	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	56 62–57	$30,432/yr	19.9x
299	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY · Public	56 62–57	$31,597/yr	19.8x
300	Willamette University Salem, OR · Private nonprofit	56 53–57	$45,993/yr	2.8x
301	Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit	56 52–57	$51,722/yr	2.2x
302	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT · Private nonprofit	56 52–57	$47,211/yr	2.6x
303	Whitworth University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit	56 52–57	$63,134/yr	2.1x
304	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO · Public	55 52–56	$45,257/yr	8.4x
305	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit	55 51–56	$54,284/yr	3.1x
306	Hanover College Hanover, IN · Private nonprofit	55 52–56	$45,740/yr	3.0x
307	Assumption University Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit	55 50–56	$58,954/yr	2.0x
308	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit	55 51–56	$52,801/yr	1.8x
309	Pitzer College Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit	54 50–55	$59,767/yr	1.4x
310	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL · Private nonprofit	54 50–55	$54,169/yr	2.6x
311	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA · Private nonprofit	54 51–55	$46,791/yr	2.0x
312	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR · Public	53 52–54	$41,919/yr	9.4x
313	North Central College Naperville, IL · Private nonprofit	53 49–54	$52,728/yr	2.0x
314	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA · Private nonprofit	53 48–54	$53,999/yr	1.6x
315	Furman University Greenville, SC · Private nonprofit	53 49–54	$55,615/yr	1.4x
316	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	53 52–54	$43,064/yr	8.4x
317	Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI · Private nonprofit	53 49–54	$53,350/yr	2.0x
318	Hendrix College Conway, AR · Private nonprofit	52 52–53	$40,445/yr	3.8x
319	Emmanuel College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$51,698/yr	1.8x
320	Reed College Portland, OR · Private nonprofit	52 47–53	$53,110/yr	1.0x
321	Bryant University Smithfield, RI · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$52,020/yr	1.5x
322	University of Dallas Irving, TX · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$55,732/yr	1.9x
323	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	52 48–53	$48,153/yr	1.9x
324	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	51 55–52	$35,041/yr	11.0x
325	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public	51 53–52	$37,798/yr	9.3x
326	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	51 52–52	$38,452/yr	6.9x
327	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT · Private nonprofit	50 46–51	$48,340/yr	1.3x
328	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit	50 47–51	$47,048/yr	1.7x
329	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public	50 49–51	$41,910/yr	5.3x
330	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	49 52–50	$37,151/yr	3.3x
331	Goucher College Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	49 46–50	$46,774/yr	1.3x
332	Albion College Albion, MI · Private nonprofit	49 46–50	$48,756/yr	1.8x
333	Rollins College Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit	48 52–49	$36,115/yr	2.8x
334	Drew University Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit	48 53–49	$33,639/yr	3.9x
335	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public	48 53–49	$28,301/yr	17.2x
336	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR · Private nonprofit	48 44–49	$49,576/yr	1.4x
337	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit	47 46–48	$42,129/yr	1.8x
338	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	47 48–48	$39,375/yr	5.7x
339	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	47 45–48	$43,806/yr	1.1x
340	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit	45 44–46	$42,311/yr	1.0x
341	Clark University Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit	45 50–46	$34,023/yr	2.9x
342	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI · Private nonprofit	45 44–46	$42,508/yr	0.8x
343	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit	45 45–46	$41,502/yr	1.7x
344	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	44 49–45	$32,877/yr	11.1x
345	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit	44 43–46	$43,746/yr	2.1x
346	Austin College Sherman, TX · Private nonprofit	40 45–41	$33,957/yr	2.7x
347	Carthage College Kenosha, WI · Private nonprofit	39 42–40	$36,493/yr	1.5x
348	University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit	38 43–39	$34,671/yr	2.3x
349	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public	37 41–38	$25,653/yr	8.5x
350	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	36 42–37	$30,569/yr	3.9x
351	Knox College Galesburg, IL · Private nonprofit	33 35–34	$23,222/yr	2.1x

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What is the best school for Economics?

Based on our DegreeOutlook Score, University of California-Berkeley ranks #1 for Economics with a score of 84/100 and graduate earnings of $80,446/yr.

How much do Economics graduates earn?

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