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Economics.

CIP Code: 45.06 • Social Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 45.0601 - 45.0699.

Colleges Offering
792
Avg. Median Earnings
$84,292
Highest Earnings
$141,730
Highest Earnings
Graduates from Amherst College earn the highest median salary at $141,730
Career Paths & Salaries
Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Managers, All Other

SOC Code: 11-9199

$141,900

median salary

Hourly Wage

$68.22/hr

Total Jobs

622,190

Economists

SOC Code: 19-3011

$124,720

median salary

Hourly Wage

$59.96/hr

Total Jobs

17,790

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1063

$123,920

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

11,560

Data Scientists

SOC Code: 15-2051

$120,230

median salary

Hourly Wage

$57.80/hr

Total Jobs

262,440

Statisticians

SOC Code: 15-2041

$105,650

median salary

Hourly Wage

$50.79/hr

Total Jobs

29,030

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

SOC Code: 13-1161

$78,760

median salary

Hourly Wage

$37.87/hr

Total Jobs

899,580

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

SOC Code: 25-2031

$72,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

1,065,210

Survey Researchers

SOC Code: 19-3022

$69,460

median salary

Hourly Wage

$33.40/hr

Total Jobs

8,290

Social Science Research Assistants

SOC Code: 19-4061

$61,990

median salary

Hourly Wage

$29.81/hr

Total Jobs

30,640

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

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Colleges Offering Economics.
Showing 1-25 of 792 colleges

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Graduates/Year

13

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

Graduates/Year

6

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Albion College

Albion, MI

Graduates/Year

17

Median Earnings

$66,048

1-Year Earnings

$48,756

Albright College

Reading, PA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

Graduates/Year

27

Median Earnings

$79,018

1-Year Earnings

$51,722

Alma College

Alma, MI

Graduates/Year

4

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American International College

Springfield, MA

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American University

Washington, DC

Graduates/Year

72

Median Earnings

$85,016

1-Year Earnings

$59,345

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

Graduates/Year

88

Median Earnings

$141,730

1-Year Earnings

$109,806

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

$67,285

1-Year Earnings

$33,742

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Graduates/Year

138

Median Earnings

$78,485

1-Year Earnings

$61,777

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

Graduates/Year

79

Median Earnings

$78,485

1-Year Earnings

$61,777

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

Graduates/Year

9

Median Earnings

$90,662

1-Year Earnings

$64,626

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Graduates/Year

35

Median Earnings

$72,617

1-Year Earnings

$56,018

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

Graduates/Year

4

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Graduates/Year

6

Median Earnings

$88,507

1-Year Earnings

$56,329

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Graduates/Year

9

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Austin College

Sherman, TX

Graduates/Year

7

Median Earnings

$67,071

1-Year Earnings

$37,949

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL

Graduates/Year

10

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Baker University

Baldwin City, KS

Graduates/Year

2

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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