Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Economics in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Economics. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the economics program 25%.
147 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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147 colleges
Number 1: Princeton University- 132 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 2: Columbia University in the City of New York- 360 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 3: Yale University- 182 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 4: Harvard University- 258 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 5: University of California-Berkeley- 909 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Chicago- 622 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 7: University of California-Los Angeles- 830 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 8: University of Pennsylvania- 238 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 9: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 492 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 10: Northwestern University- 373 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 608 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 12: Dartmouth College- 196 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 13: Duke University- 199 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 14: Vanderbilt University- 286 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 15: University of California-Irvine- 386 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 16: University of California-San Diego- 364 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 17: Stanford University- 112 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 18: University of Maryland-College Park- 320 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 19: University of Florida- 335 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 20: University of California-Davis- 417 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 21: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 443 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 22: University of Notre Dame- 256 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 23: Johns Hopkins University- 140 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 24: University of California-Santa Barbara- 696 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 25: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 315 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 26: Cornell University- 157 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 27: Brown University- 179 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 28: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 587 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 29: Boston College- 335 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 30: Georgetown University- 184 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 31: Rice University- 88 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 32: University of Southern California- 178 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 33: The University of Texas at Austin- 294 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 34: Emory University- 158 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 35: University of Connecticut- 390 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 36: Washington University in St Louis- 118 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 37: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 287 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 38: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 272 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 39: Stony Brook University- 295 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 40: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 253 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 41: Washington and Lee University- 67 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 42: William & Mary- 122 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 43: University of California-Riverside- 299 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 44: Tufts University- 217 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 45: Texas A&M University-College Station- 318 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 46: New York University- 540 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 47: Florida State University- 244 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 48: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- 72 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 49: Michigan State University- 274 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 50: Boston University- 307 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 51: College of the Holy Cross- 130 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 52: Carnegie Mellon University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 53: Wake Forest University- 110 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 54: Florida International University- 141 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 55: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 47 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 56: Southern Methodist University- 139 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 57: Villanova University- 112 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $115k after 10 years
Number 58: Lafayette College- 100 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Rochester- 104 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 60: San Jose State University- 99 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 61: San Diego State University- 197 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 62: University of Georgia- 81 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 63: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 356 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 64: CUNY Hunter College- 124 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 65: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 59 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 66: Trinity College- 93 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 67: Santa Clara University- 77 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 68: University of Houston- 166 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 69: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 101 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 70: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 158 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 71: Bucknell University- 121 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 72: University of Delaware- 95 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 73: Purdue University-Main Campus- 122 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 74: George Washington University- 112 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 75: California State University-Sacramento- 167 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 76: University of Missouri-Columbia- 132 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 77: Clemson University- 121 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 78: Case Western Reserve University- 85 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 79: CUNY City College- 99 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 80: University of Colorado Boulder- 272 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 81: University of Miami- 133 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 82: University of Iowa- 126 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 83: George Mason University- 78 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 84: California State University-Long Beach- 94 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 85: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 149 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 86: Syracuse University- 199 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 87: Texas Christian University- 121 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 88: Indiana University-Bloomington- 74 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 89: Fordham University- 109 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 90: The University of Texas at Dallas- 55 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 91: Drexel University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 92: Centre College- 52 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 93: California State University-Fullerton- 41 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 94: Occidental College- 73 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 95: Connecticut College- 75 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 96: University of Oregon- 120 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 97: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 56 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 98: University of Utah- 221 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 99: California State University-Northridge- 73 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 100: James Madison University- 58 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 101: Creighton University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 102: Tulane University of Louisiana- 115 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 103: Trinity University- 38 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 104: University of Central Florida- 52 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 105: Marquette University- 31 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 106: Gettysburg College- 56 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 107: Temple University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 108: California State University-Fresno- 31 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 109: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 57 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 110: Pepperdine University- 31 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 111: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 73 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 112: Rhodes College- 25 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 113: University of Vermont- 70 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 114: Miami University-Oxford- 73 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 115: Kenyon College- 61 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 116: Dickinson College- 38 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 117: Franklin and Marshall College- 41 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 118: Washington State University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 119: San Francisco State University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 120: The University of the South- 45 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 121: Mount Holyoke College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 122: Denison University- 78 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 123: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 99 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 124: Willamette University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 125: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 84 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 126: Loyola Marymount University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 127: University of Kentucky- 44 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 128: Oregon State University- 88 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 129: Iowa State University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 130: University of Rhode Island- 48 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 131: Elon University- 37 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 132: Texas Tech University- 64 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 133: Butler University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 134: Florida Atlantic University- 51 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 135: University of Kansas- 42 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 136: University of Denver- 27 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 137: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 45 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 138: Portland State University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 139: Spelman College- 34 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 140: Illinois State University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 141: Whitman College- 32 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 142: Auburn University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 143: Lewis & Clark College- 25 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 144: Howard University- 25 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 145: University of Maine- 35 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 146: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 34 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 147: Kent State University at Kent- 25 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
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