International Economics

CIP Code: 45.0605

A international economics degree prepares graduates for careers in Managers, all other, Economics teachers, postsecondary, Economists. 26 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

281

                Colleges Offering
                26
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $123,990
            

                Top Career Salary
                $136,550
            

International Economics Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $82,686 four years after graduating (middle half: $58,184–$116,323). Where you study it matters: across 368 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $42,701 to $166,678.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$166,678	$146,777	$80,888	$12,925	A+
2	Duke University Durham, NC	$161,149	$172,936	$98,649	$13,187	A+
3	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$160,763	$141,099	$103,041	$11,250	A+
4	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$159,578	$156,784	$92,075	$13,395	A+
5	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$155,592	$137,015	$103,993	$6,617	A+
6	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$152,929	$140,863	$94,675	$18,132	A+
7	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$146,524	$133,327	$89,505	$12,000	A+
8	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$144,886	$147,350	$86,284	$22,020	A+
9	Yale University New Haven, CT	$142,936	$128,688	$82,617	$12,562	A+
10	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$141,730	$124,808	$90,568	$16,662	A
11	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$140,337	$153,303	$84,311	$12,000	A+
12	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$137,935	$131,286	$84,967	$15,000	A+
13	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$137,710	$131,071	$83,135	$25,000	A+
14	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$135,050	$122,887	$80,446	$12,650	A+
15	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$130,633	$124,336	$71,350	$17,500	A+
16	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$129,985	$132,196	$89,097	$14,621	A+
17	Rice University Houston, TX	$129,575	$131,740	$78,814	$11,644	A+
18	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$128,887	$122,674	$77,274	$17,500	A+
19	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$128,882	$113,109	$78,181	$12,250	A+
20	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$128,051	$130,229	$76,944	$19,500	A+
21	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$126,006	$123,800	$84,932	$15,250	A+
22	Brown University Providence, RI	$124,508	$122,628	$72,064	$13,000	A+
23	Tufts University Medford, MA	$123,809	$109,027	$75,125	$17,850	A+
24	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$123,477	$126,821	$85,879	$19,500	A+
25	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$122,998	$115,027	$58,082	$18,628	B+
26	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$122,637	$131,567	$76,299	$19,000	A+
27	Trinity College Hartford, CT	$122,068	$109,900	$71,191	$21,500	A+
28	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$121,983	$129,636	$75,867	$19,500	A+
29	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$121,787	$107,246	$86,367	$11,190	A+
30	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$121,337	$106,850	$72,099	$18,000	A+
31	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	$121,307	$110,381	$76,606	$19,500	A+
32	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$120,303	$108,311	$74,023	$23,250	A+
33	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$118,999	$104,274	$84,460	$15,500	A+
34	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	$118,557	$112,842	$55,614	$26,000	A
35	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$118,131	$104,027	$69,288	$27,000	A+
36	New York University New York, NY	$116,510	$110,893	$68,495	$19,767	A+
37	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$115,837	$105,480	$71,737	$23,399	A+
38	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$114,601	$122,296	$53,148	$23,883	A+
39	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$112,864	$114,784	$68,164	$19,500	A+
40	Stanford University Stanford, CA	$112,700	$102,550	$98,104	$12,500	A+
41	Elon University Elon, NC	$112,303	$120,517	$69,298	$19,500	A+
42	Haverford College Haverford, PA	$112,050	$113,956	—	—	A+
43	Barnard College New York, NY	$111,909	$106,514	$85,860	$16,250	A+
44	Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$111,833	$106,442	$61,946	$26,967	B+
45	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$111,631	$115,561	$71,340	$20,826	A+
46	Bates College Lewiston, ME	$110,880	$117,836	$71,187	$13,000	A+
47	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$110,773	$100,869	$74,958	$18,423	A+
48	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$110,724	$116,468	$46,791	$16,500	A
49	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$110,552	$116,564	$68,416	$18,750	A+
50	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$109,324	$104,054	$63,475	$19,946	A
51	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$108,422	$110,266	$70,946	$25,888	A+
52	Connecticut College New London, CT	$107,283	$96,589	$62,732	$23,125	A
53	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$105,467	$96,037	$65,603	$19,500	A
54	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$104,943	$95,491	$54,267	$24,250	A
55	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$103,846	$111,442	$65,344	$14,135	A+
56	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$103,791	$110,761	$58,082	$18,718	A+
57	Colby College Waterville, ME	$103,491	$109,984	$76,401	$24,250	A+
58	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$103,164	$93,872	$64,885	$23,000	A
59	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$102,584	$97,639	$79,845	$19,000	A
60	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$102,439	$109,836	$66,325	$14,805	A+
63	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$101,423	$89,314	$70,531	$23,250	A+
62	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$101,423	$89,314	$70,531	$23,250	A+
61	Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$101,423	$92,288	$70,531	$23,250	A+
64	University of Richmond University Of Richmond, VA	$100,608	$91,613	$61,027	$22,750	A
65	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$100,288	$101,994	$67,065	$26,497	A+
66	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$100,185	$98,431	$37,151	$20,000	B+
67	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$100,141	$90,159	$48,340	$23,750	A
68	Union College Schenectady, NY	$99,783	$94,973	$62,846	$27,000	A+
69	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$99,653	$106,909	$59,142	$19,500	A
70	George Washington University Washington, DC	$99,406	$87,105	$67,684	$20,500	A+
71	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$98,927	$90,017	$67,501	$17,500	A+
72	Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC	$98,209	$105,392	$56,416	$20,500	A+
74	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$98,178	$99,848	$70,967	$29,130	A+
73	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$98,178	$89,336	$66,334	$13,440	A
75	Denison University Granville, OH	$97,394	$103,934	$55,087	$22,375	A
76	Boston University Boston, MA	$96,723	$85,175	$55,733	$24,224	A+
77	Pomona College Claremont, CA	$96,702	$87,992	$70,051	—	A
78	St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$96,345	$91,700	$57,829	$26,000	B+
79	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$95,872	$84,425	$57,299	$25,295	A
80	Providence College Providence, RI	$95,590	$94,146	$69,364	$26,000	A+
81	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$95,440	$86,844	$62,091	$15,000	A+
82	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$95,318	$94,747	$55,905	$25,000	A
83	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$95,227	$90,253	$63,332	$11,000	A
84	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$94,761	$101,661	$63,395	$26,932	A
85	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$94,435	$85,930	$57,060	$13,850	A+
86	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$94,295	$95,899	$62,925	$26,812	A
87	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$94,170	$89,630	$55,020	$23,250	A+
88	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$93,878	$95,475	$51,183	$27,000	B+
89	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$93,760	$95,355	$59,122	$24,298	A
90	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$93,712	$85,272	$58,046	$21,500	A
91	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	$92,998	$98,984	$42,129	$16,101	A+
92	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	$92,653	$84,369	$56,261	$22,125	A
93	Reed College Portland, OR	$92,453	$92,998	$53,110	$22,842	B+
94	The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$92,325	$81,032	$62,218	$21,250	B+
95	The Catholic University of America Washington, DC	$91,962	$80,583	—	—	B+
96	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$91,701	$93,233	$71,630	$18,625	A+
97	John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$91,386	$97,523	$65,098	$26,250	B+
98	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	$91,252	$87,165	$52,439	$23,250	B+
99	Clark University Worcester, MA	$91,094	$80,218	$34,023	$27,000	C+
100	Drew University Madison, NJ	$90,814	$79,706	$33,639	$26,914	C+
101	Siena College Loudonville, NY	$90,802	$86,425	$54,328	$27,000	A
102	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$90,742	$96,835	$57,379	$24,625	B
103	Assumption University Worcester, MA	$90,662	$79,837	$58,954	$27,000	B+
104	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$90,368	$91,905	$52,801	$23,000	A+
105	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$89,881	$85,856	$60,323	$24,250	A
106	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	$89,466	$90,961	$54,462	$19,500	A
107	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$89,354	$90,847	$58,717	$19,500	A+
108	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$89,075	$94,809	$42,349	$15,000	A+
109	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	$88,799	$81,676	$52,129	$14,744	C+
110	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$88,682	$80,695	$53,206	$20,125	A
111	Drake University Des Moines, IA	$88,638	$93,236	—	—	A
112	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$88,507	$84,543	$45,720	$27,000	C+
113	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$88,479	$77,915	$53,303	$25,000	A
114	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$88,393	$81,303	$46,832	$16,500	B+
115	Smith College Northampton, MA	$88,067	$77,552	$71,559	$19,000	B
116	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	$87,943	$89,439	—	—	A+
117	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN	$87,821	$83,888	$64,916	$29,107	C+
118	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$87,762	$95,871	$58,532	$23,250	A
119	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$87,667	$83,441	$31,597	—	C
120	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$87,548	$79,720	$53,024	$19,000	B+
121	Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN	$87,372	$93,734	$51,815	$27,000	A
122	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$87,307	$79,444	$51,192	$14,667	A+
124	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$87,239	$80,241	$53,934	$14,488	B+
123	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$87,239	$80,241	$53,934	$14,488	A
125	Carleton College Northfield, MN	$87,193	$83,288	$66,567	$19,500	A
126	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$87,120	$92,970	$61,713	$25,000	B+
127	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	$86,909	$91,635	$30,569	$19,205	C
128	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$86,860	$85,339	$58,921	$19,500	A+
129	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	$86,764	$79,918	$69,807	$23,861	C
130	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$86,681	$78,931	$62,286	$17,000	B+
133	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$86,120	$75,586	$51,848	$22,750	B+
132	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$86,120	$75,586	$51,848	$22,750	A
131	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$86,120	$75,586	$51,848	$22,750	B+
134	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$85,593	$81,760	$59,752	$24,000	B+
135	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$85,366	$88,827	$54,495	$20,500	A+
136	Utah State University Logan, UT	$85,136	$80,689	$60,472	$13,245	C
137	American University Washington, DC	$85,016	$74,496	$58,151	$22,191	A
138	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$84,829	$83,344	$62,889	$21,000	B+
139	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	$84,816	$87,802	$40,726	$22,502	C+
140	St. John's University-New York Queens, NY	$84,639	$80,559	$45,301	$23,250	B+
141	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$84,559	$80,772	$56,238	$26,671	B+
142	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$84,529	$80,454	$48,691	$19,924	B+
143	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$84,460	$77,796	$54,328	$25,000	B
144	University of Denver Denver, CO	$84,328	$78,863	—	—	B+
145	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$84,146	$79,751	$64,386	$15,750	B+
146	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$83,937	$76,377	$44,087	$15,004	A
147	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$83,880	$73,614	$58,650	$19,000	A+
148	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	$83,668	$76,132	$53,825	$19,000	B
149	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$83,649	$79,617	$55,974	$25,500	A
150	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$83,354	$79,336	$51,728	$10,450	A
151	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	$83,339	$75,833	$40,155	$18,620	C+
152	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$83,267	$85,558	$47,908	$19,489	B
153	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$83,248	$75,750	$50,295	$12,500	A
154	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$83,195	$89,253	$59,187	$23,099	A+
155	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	$82,999	$84,411	—	—	B
156	Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$82,950	$90,614	$57,814	$19,500	A
157	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$82,722	$86,076	$46,400	$22,437	A+
158	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$82,697	$75,249	$46,310	$13,625	B
159	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$82,488	$78,794	$56,902	$19,500	A
160	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	$82,447	$84,680	$47,211	$24,750	B+
161	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$82,438	$85,340	$49,725	$15,250	A
162	Pace University New York, NY	$82,118	$78,159	$51,426	$25,500	B+
167	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$81,881	$73,719	$52,227	$21,125	B+
166	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$81,881	$73,719	$52,227	$21,125	B+
165	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$81,881	$73,719	$52,227	$21,125	B+
164	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$81,881	$73,719	$52,227	$21,125	B+
163	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$81,881	$73,719	$52,227	$21,125	A
168	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$81,567	$82,048	$49,576	$24,125	B
169	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$81,562	$82,925	$49,738	$17,120	A
173	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	$81,228	$82,610	$55,418	$24,500	C+
172	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$81,228	$82,610	$55,418	$24,500	A
171	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA	$81,228	$82,610	$55,418	$24,500	B
170	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA	$81,228	$82,610	$55,418	$24,500	B
174	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$81,082	$74,578	$48,153	$25,500	B+
175	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$81,040	$77,133	$48,120	$19,500	A
176	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	$80,970	$72,899	—	$20,800	B+
177	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	$80,907	$75,664	—	$16,989	F
178	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$80,795	$77,177	—	$20,407	C
179	North Central College Naperville, IL	$80,494	$79,085	$52,728	$26,801	B
180	Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN	$80,461	$76,857	$54,752	$27,000	A
181	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	$80,434	$70,831	$52,309	$22,250	B+
182	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$79,957	$92,556	$46,386	$19,500	A+
183	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$79,729	$69,971	$54,859	$20,000	B
184	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$79,510	$72,349	—	—	A
185	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$79,468	$88,118	$45,075	$20,277	A+
186	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	$79,456	$82,253	$59,907	$26,375	B+
187	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$79,428	$83,748	$54,013	$22,231	A
188	The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$79,310	$84,636	—	—	B+
189	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	$79,267	$82,481	$57,663	$24,114	C+
190	Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$79,018	$80,362	$51,722	$26,750	B+
191	University of Dallas Irving, TX	$78,699	$80,014	$55,732	$24,752	B
193	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$78,485	$80,645	$54,778	$16,461	B+
192	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$78,485	$80,645	$54,778	$16,461	B+
194	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$78,378	$79,711	$53,990	$19,000	A
195	University of Houston Houston, TX	$78,204	$79,511	$50,820	$16,625	B+
196	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	$78,029	$71,001	—	—	C
197	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	$77,536	$85,975	$48,149	$21,434	A
198	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$77,395	$80,533	$46,404	$17,750	C+
199	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$77,225	$76,059	$43,444	$21,250	B+
200	Hendrix College Conway, AR	$77,167	$90,935	$40,445	$27,000	B+
201	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$76,822	$67,650	$41,910	$23,250	C+
202	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$76,746	$80,727	$50,223	$20,486	A
205	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$76,549	$77,851	$50,529	$24,989	A
204	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA	$76,549	$77,851	$50,529	$24,989	B+
203	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, PA	$76,549	$77,851	$50,529	$24,989	B
206	Towson University Towson, MD	$76,509	$67,146	$50,910	$15,698	C+
207	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$76,382	$69,503	$50,518	$18,017	B+
208	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$76,360	$81,275	$47,743	$18,750	B+
209	Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA	$76,296	$69,474	$46,046	$22,150	A
210	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$76,123	$85,468	$52,212	$19,434	A
211	University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA	$75,903	$69,117	—	—	C
212	Centre College Danville, KY	$75,885	$85,925	$51,077	$27,000	A
213	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$75,865	$77,155	$46,860	$27,000	C
214	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$75,784	$78,326	—	—	B
215	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$75,695	$76,141	$45,941	$18,886	B
216	Washington College Chestertown, MD	$75,674	$66,413	$50,835	$27,000	B
217	Creighton University Omaha, NE	$75,602	$78,138	$54,827	$26,250	A
218	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	$75,573	$76,858	$52,496	$27,000	A
219	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$75,485	$80,554	$50,209	$21,000	A
220	Portland State University Portland, OR	$75,482	$75,927	$47,865	$20,000	C+
221	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$75,479	$76,740	$47,034	$19,000	A
222	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$75,443	$80,509	$58,590	$18,500	B
223	Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA	$75,365	$68,627	$45,309	$22,750	C+
224	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$75,355	$79,264	$57,619	$21,250	B+
225	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	$75,209	$70,335	$46,748	$21,375	D
226	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	$75,195	$65,998	—	—	B
227	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$75,014	$79,843	$41,519	—	B
228	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$74,965	$71,351	$44,349	$20,500	A
229	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$74,844	$79,870	$52,864	$23,625	C
230	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$74,661	$80,052	$52,635	$18,315	A
231	Moravian University Bethlehem, PA	$74,527	$75,795	$53,999	$26,848	B+
232	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$74,123	$67,447	$44,125	$15,250	B
233	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$74,061	$68,120	$44,845	$22,125	A
234	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$74,056	$78,823	$48,632	$18,000	B
235	Hanover College Hanover, IN	$73,827	$79,203	$45,740	$26,898	C+
236	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$73,527	$78,260	$47,304	$16,750	A
237	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$73,319	$68,568	$51,521	$15,630	B+
238	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$73,154	$74,398	$48,242	$21,854	B+
239	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$72,890	$66,325	$35,628	$12,500	C
240	Auburn University Auburn, AL	$72,617	$82,427	—	—	A
241	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$72,539	$63,878	$41,085	$20,000	D
242	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	$72,305	$73,535	$50,402	$27,000	B+
243	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$72,304	$63,460	$51,464	$21,456	B
244	Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$72,170	$76,095	$42,508	$27,000	A
245	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	$72,119	$74,851	$30,432	$18,069	C+
246	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$71,905	$75,635	$49,314	$17,169	B
247	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$71,874	$75,783	—	—	B
248	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$71,821	$73,021	$46,416	$18,750	B
249	Boise State University Boise, ID	$71,817	$76,367	$46,137	$25,750	C+
250	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$71,768	$74,678	$53,595	$23,180	B+
251	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	$71,747	$74,485	$52,490	$20,625	B
252	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$71,739	$72,938	$43,064	$18,500	C+
253	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	$71,662	$65,208	$57,440	—	C+
254	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$71,595	$65,147	$39,993	$13,750	C+
255	University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD	$71,463	$76,923	$52,857	$20,250	C+
256	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$71,385	$66,759	$56,201	$16,125	C+
257	Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$71,338	$74,231	—	—	B
258	St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$71,252	$62,532	$51,483	$22,000	C
259	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$71,220	$64,806	$38,475	$18,250	B
260	Suffolk University Boston, MA	$70,886	$62,423	—	—	B
261	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$70,747	$67,336	$43,227	$12,899	D
262	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$70,720	$67,311	$40,078	$17,500	B+
263	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$70,705	$62,057	$43,148	$22,500	D
264	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$70,614	$61,977	$38,580	$16,844	C
265	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	$70,552	$62,128	$46,523	$22,500	C+
266	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$70,473	$62,059	$43,682	$23,421	D
268	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$70,436	$70,851	$45,708	$20,500	B
267	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$70,436	$70,851	$45,708	$20,500	B+
269	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$70,290	$63,959	$49,312	$15,493	C+
270	Washington State University Pullman, WA	$70,215	$64,583	$39,762	$25,000	B
271	Florida International University Miami, FL	$70,022	$74,529	$42,314	$19,250	B+
272	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$69,967	$63,665	$51,815	—	C+
273	Radford University Radford, VA	$69,943	$63,690	$45,189	$25,565	D
274	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$69,934	$65,402	$48,462	$21,500	C+
275	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$69,920	$66,549	$34,580	$10,101	B
276	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$69,884	$73,685	$49,665	$27,287	B
277	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$69,792	$66,666	$50,873	$22,000	B
278	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$69,435	$72,250	$51,344	$21,875	B
279	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$69,416	$71,296	$38,452	$23,400	B+
280	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	$69,371	$70,551	—	—	C+
281	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	$69,359	$74,367	$41,076	$25,000	C
282	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	$69,296	$74,364	$45,446	$26,000	D
283	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	$69,084	$71,720	$45,420	$24,650	B+
284	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$68,973	$70,125	$44,292	$27,000	B+
285	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL	$68,935	$67,728	$54,169	$26,991	C
286	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$68,905	$60,678	$51,698	$27,000	B
287	Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-sydney, VA	$68,795	$62,644	$52,155	$27,000	B
288	Keene State College Keene, NH	$68,634	$63,219	—	—	D
289	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$68,532	$77,599	$41,713	$25,000	B+
290	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	$68,380	$80,897	—	—	B+
291	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$68,194	$72,584	$36,115	$24,894	B+
292	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$68,051	$77,054	$53,857	—	D
293	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$68,036	$72,990	$45,443	$16,250	C+
294	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$67,903	$61,832	$45,153	—	C+
295	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$67,902	$74,176	$46,302	$20,750	B+
296	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	$67,703	$70,448	$36,493	$19,500	B
297	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$67,692	$61,595	$51,212	$19,303	B
298	CUNY City College New York, NY	$67,679	$64,416	$45,556	$6,650	B
299	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$67,675	$61,580	$37,432	$18,300	B
300	Ripon College Ripon, WI	$67,395	$70,128	—	—	C+
301	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$67,285	$72,206	$33,742	$20,500	C+
302	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	$67,155	$61,107	$46,408	—	B
303	Austin College Sherman, TX	$67,071	$68,192	$33,957	—	B
304	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$67,007	$71,320	$47,351	$18,649	B+
305	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$66,787	$61,430	$41,502	$25,989	B
306	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$66,760	$65,591	$45,386	$24,976	C+
307	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$66,749	$60,737	—	—	C+
308	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$66,736	$71,617	$28,301	$18,971	D
309	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$66,682	$60,676	$37,149	$17,666	B+
310	Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI	$66,621	$69,322	$53,350	$27,000	B
311	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	$66,453	$69,148	—	—	C
312	Kean University Union, NJ	$66,368	$58,250	—	—	D
313	Salve Regina University Newport, RI	$66,226	$65,226	—	—	A
314	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$66,148	$58,057	$39,375	$23,750	C+
315	Albion College Albion, MI	$66,048	$69,640	$48,756	$26,849	B
316	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$66,040	$67,143	$51,316	$21,025	C+
317	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	$65,946	$67,068	$51,960	—	C+
318	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	$65,804	$70,556	$44,898	$19,793	C
319	Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$65,757	$62,587	$55,786	$23,923	B
320	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$65,174	$68,718	$48,636	$27,000	C+
321	University of Maine Orono, ME	$65,097	$69,181	$46,159	$22,984	C
322	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$65,049	$61,913	$39,377	$7,295	B
323	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	$65,025	$60,811	$45,257	$19,967	D
324	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$64,597	$69,322	$46,425	$24,788	B
325	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	$64,476	$69,132	$46,583	$18,250	C+
326	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$64,454	$67,067	$44,327	$25,125	C+
327	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$64,432	$69,354	$44,663	$25,000	B
328	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$64,123	$58,979	$45,401	$18,500	C+
330	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	$63,972	$67,451	$50,648	$19,374	C+
329	Howard University Washington, DC	$63,972	$56,056	—	$27,000	C+
331	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	$63,582	$55,805	—	—	C
332	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$63,429	$62,319	$37,767	$17,500	B+
333	University at Albany Albany, NY	$63,331	$60,278	$37,188	$19,574	B+
334	Willamette University Salem, OR	$63,255	$63,628	$45,993	$19,500	B
335	Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$63,252	$67,499	—	$27,000	B+
336	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$63,207	$60,160	$34,297	$17,750	F
337	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$63,155	$60,110	$43,977	$24,596	C
338	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$62,981	$55,461	—	—	C+
339	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$62,852	$67,073	$44,759	$19,750	C
340	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	$62,798	$63,866	$35,051	—	C
341	Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA	$62,761	$64,970	—	—	C
342	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	$62,511	$68,283	$47,098	$25,500	C+
343	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	$62,384	$56,166	$41,910	$21,500	C
344	Knox College Galesburg, IL	$62,144	$61,056	$23,222	$24,498	C+
345	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$62,138	$54,719	$50,463	—	C
346	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$62,005	$71,792	$43,656	$18,450	C
347	University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$61,502	$65,632	$34,671	$22,000	A+
348	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	$61,175	$55,665	—	—	F
349	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$61,084	$55,582	$39,836	$8,724	B+
350	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	$60,954	$56,065	$37,368	$18,756	C
351	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	$60,920	$57,983	—	—	B+
352	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	$60,612	$59,551	$37,798	$21,201	C
353	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$60,401	$54,958	$35,041	$18,000	C
354	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$58,497	$55,677	$41,547	$24,250	F
355	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$58,344	$60,398	$40,598	$25,000	D
356	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL	$58,252	$57,232	$40,004	—	F
357	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	$56,681	$58,676	$39,899	$21,625	D
358	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$56,571	$53,844	$47,940	—	D
359	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$56,369	$57,311	—	—	D
360	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$55,706	$53,021	$33,709	$12,500	C
361	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	$55,605	$59,654	—	—	B+
362	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$54,998	$50,045	$32,877	$11,000	C
363	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$54,060	$49,191	$37,679	$17,000	C
364	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	$52,179	$55,017	—	—	D
365	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	$51,727	$45,396	$46,774	$25,000	D
366	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$50,863	$54,583	—	—	C
367	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$48,169	$50,789	$43,746	$20,000	B+
368	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	$42,701	$46,646	—	—	C

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a International Economics Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Managers, all other

$136,550 +4.5% growth

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Economics teachers, postsecondary

$119,980 +2.1% growth

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Economists

$115,440 +1.2% growth

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$123,990

Average Salary Across Careers

$136,550

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Best Colleges for International Economics

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in international economics.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Fort Hays State University	Hays, KS	143	C+

Largest International Economics Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most international economics graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	Fort Hays State University	Hays, KS	143	C+

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About International Economics

International Economics is a degree program offered at 26 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 281 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as managers, all other, economics teachers, postsecondary, economists.

Program Classification

CIP Code 45.0605

Field (2-digit CIP) 45

Category (4-digit CIP) 45.06

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a International Economics degree?

A International Economics degree can lead to careers as a managers, all other, economics teachers, postsecondary, economists, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $136,550 annually.

How many colleges offer International Economics?

26 colleges and universities in the United States offer International Economics as a degree program. Each year, approximately 281 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for International Economics?

The best colleges for International Economics based on Repit's ratings include Fort Hays State University. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a International Economics degree?

Graduates with a International Economics degree can expect average salaries around $123,990 in related careers, with top earners making up to $136,550. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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What Can You Do With a International Economics Degree?

Managers, all other

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Economists

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