by our College Data Analytics Team
[Economics](/majors/social-sciences/economics/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The schools below stand out for the salaries their economics graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their economics graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send economics graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in economics, no school beat Brandeis University this year. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the economics program here go on to a median salary of roughly $95,221.
Boston College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying economics schools. Boston College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Economics graduates of Boston College earn a median of about $74,067 a year early in their careers.
A rank of #3 makes Southern New Hampshire University one of the highest-paying schools for economics. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. Economics graduates of Southern New Hampshire University earn a median of about $56,590 a year early in their careers.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries economics graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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