Economics at Utah State University

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 329 graduates a year

$60,472
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,136
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$82,686
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#136 of 368
Rank by pay
#151 of 368
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,245
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in economics earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah State University Compares for Economics

All 368 colleges reporting economics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Williams College Williamstown, MA$166,678$146,777#5$80,888
2Duke University Durham, NC$161,149$172,936#1$98,649
3Princeton University Princeton, NJ$160,763$141,099#6$103,041
4University of Chicago Chicago, IL$159,578$156,784#2$92,075
5Harvard University Cambridge, MA$155,592$137,015#8$103,993
6Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$152,929$140,863#7$94,675
7Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA$146,524$133,327#9$89,505
8Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$144,886$147,350#4$86,284
9Yale University New Haven, CT$142,936$128,688#17$82,617
10Amherst College Amherst, MA$141,730$124,808#19$90,568
…
133Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$86,120$75,586#219$51,848
134Macalester College Saint Paul, MN$85,593$81,760#142$59,752
135University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$85,366$88,827#103$54,495
136Utah State University Logan, UT$85,136$80,689#151$60,472
137American University Washington, DC$85,016$74,496#225$58,151
138Wheaton College Wheaton, IL$84,829$83,344#131$62,889
139Morehouse College Atlanta, GA$84,816$87,802#106$40,726

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,992$30,242#95 of 225

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Utah State University economics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $60,472 one year after graduating and $85,136 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah State University rank for economics?

Among 368 colleges reporting earnings for economics graduates, Utah State University ranks #136 by median pay four years after graduation, and #151 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is economics at Utah State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for economics ($82,686), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,245.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.