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Best Schools for Economics in 2026

351 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Economics, ranked by DegreeWorth 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.

Programs Ranked

351

Avg Earnings

$53,967/yr

Avg DW Score

69/100

AI Risk

Very High

59% task exposure

All Economics Programs Ranked

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Economics?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of California-Berkeley ranks #1 for Economics with a score of 85/100 and graduate earnings of $80,446/yr.

How much do Economics graduates earn?

Across 351 schools, Economics graduates earn an average of $53,967/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $103,993/yr.

Is Economics a good major for AI resistance?

Economics has an average AI task exposure of 59%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.