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Best Colleges for Economics

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 196 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
121 University of South Dakota SD $52,107 $69,154 $108,603 $73,725
122 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY $47,059 $68,957 $85,898 $52,240
123 Winona State University MN $40,769 $68,802 $91,987 $73,116
124 Metropolitan State University MN $50,710 $68,758 $72,585 $73,069
125 Wofford College SC $45,979 $68,702 $93,908 $72,166
126 University of Illinois Chicago IL $44,305 $68,695 $92,673 $74,831
127 Tarleton State University TX $44,669 $68,626 $90,582 $74,512
128 SUNY College at Purchase NY $42,398 $68,560 $91,603 $51,939
129 University of Minnesota Morris MN $43,205 $68,487 $82,185 $72,781
130 CUNY York College NY $45,171 $68,363 $82,614 $51,790
131 Colorado State University CO $43,566 $68,291 $93,589 $64,977
132 Southeast Missouri State University MO $42,273 $68,098 $114,494 $76,343
133 Eastern Connecticut State University CT $47,050 $67,936 $91,284 $58,921
134 Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis IN $46,280 $67,702 $85,898 $74,892
135 Georgia State University GA $44,051 $67,613 $84,100 $74,710
136 University of South Carolina - Columbia SC $45,242 $67,193 $96,406 $70,581
137 University of Colorado Denver CO $44,634 $67,185 $86,211 $63,925
138 University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The) NC $38,967 $67,138 $83,018 $68,648
139 Winthrop University SC $43,047 $67,042 $91,987 $70,422
140 Eastern Illinois University IL $43,948 $66,891 $84,786 $72,866

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.