Best Economics. Programs (2026)

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Rank	School	Program Earnings	Cohort Size	Student Debt	Student GPS	Parent Debt	Parent GPS
#26	University Of Notre DamePrivate	$122,637	245	$19,000	Excellent	$40,731	Good
#27	Trinity CollegePrivate	$122,068	119	$23,000	Excellent	$60,796	Manageable
#28	Bowdoin CollegePrivate	$121,983	78	$18,500	Excellent	$52,337	Good
#29	Wellesley CollegePrivate	$121,787	92	$10,000	Excellent	$38,825	Excellent
#30	Boston CollegePrivate	$121,337	354	$19,000	Excellent	$45,000	Good
#31	Santa Clara UniversityPrivate	$121,307	108	$19,162	Excellent	$56,271	Good
#32	Fairfield UniversityPrivate	$120,303	42	$26,000	Excellent	$50,500	Good
#33	Georgetown UniversityPrivate	$118,999	181	$15,500	Excellent	$33,944	Excellent
#34	Marist UniversityPrivate	$118,557	21	$25,000	Excellent	$51,958	Manageable
#35	College Of The Holy CrossPrivate	$118,131	128	$27,000	Excellent	$39,032	Good
#36	New York UniversityPrivate	$116,510	541	$20,500	Excellent	$64,795	Manageable
#37	Washington And Lee UniversityPrivate	$115,837	69	$19,500	Excellent	$38,000	Good
#38	Case Western Reserve UniversityPrivate	$114,601	67	$24,000	Excellent	$31,458	Good
#39	Lafayette CollegePrivate	$112,864	140	$16,000	Excellent	$59,000	Manageable
#40	Stanford UniversityPrivate	$112,700	108	$12,000	Excellent	$38,333	Good
#41	Elon UniversityPrivate	$112,303	44	$20,500	Excellent	$46,609	Good
#42	Haverford CollegePrivate	$112,050	23	$13,621	Excellent	$40,000	Good
#43	Barnard CollegePrivate	$111,909	92	$18,000	Excellent	$65,000	Manageable
#44	Hobart William Smith CollegesPrivate	$111,833	70	$27,000	Excellent	$61,178	Manageable
#45	Emory UniversityPrivate	$111,631	178	$18,250	Excellent	$30,480	Good
#46	Bates CollegePrivate	$110,880	68	$14,275	Excellent	$70,222	Manageable
#47	Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyPrivate	$110,878	71	—	—	—	—
#48	University Of Virginia-Main CampusPublic	$110,773	465	$17,500	Excellent	$28,903	Excellent
#49	Grinnell CollegePrivate	$110,724	46	$17,500	Excellent	$36,324	Good
#50	University Of Michigan-Ann ArborPublic	$110,552	618	$19,500	Excellent	$30,250	Good

#26University Of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN • Private nonprofit

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$122,637Program Earnings

245

Cohort

$19,000

Student Debt

$40,731

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.6% burden

9.0% burden

Hartford, CT • Private nonprofit

💰

$122,068Program Earnings

119

Cohort

$23,000

Student Debt

$60,796

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.2% burden

12.8% burden

Brunswick, ME • Private nonprofit

💰

$121,983Program Earnings

Cohort

$18,500

Student Debt

$52,337

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.6% burden

10.9% burden

Wellesley, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$121,787Program Earnings

Cohort

$10,000

Student Debt

$38,825

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

1.4% burden

7.6% burden

Chestnut Hill, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$121,337Program Earnings

354

Cohort

$19,000

Student Debt

$45,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.6% burden

9.8% burden

💼6% pursue grad school

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#31Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA • Private nonprofit

💰

$121,307Program Earnings

108

Cohort

$19,162

Student Debt

$56,271

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.7% burden

11.7% burden

#32Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT • Private nonprofit

💰

$120,303Program Earnings

Cohort

$26,000

Student Debt

$50,500

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

11.8% burden

#33Georgetown University

Washington, DC • Private nonprofit

💰

$118,999Program Earnings

181

Cohort

$15,500

Student Debt

$33,944

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.2% burden

7.8% burden

Poughkeepsie, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$118,557Program Earnings

Cohort

$25,000

Student Debt

$51,958

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

12.1% burden

#35College Of The Holy Cross

Worcester, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$118,131Program Earnings

128

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$39,032

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.9% burden

10.3% burden

#36New York University

New York, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$116,510Program Earnings

541

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$64,795

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.0% burden

13.9% burden

#37Washington And Lee University

Lexington, VA • Private nonprofit

💰

$115,837Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,500

Student Debt

$38,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.9% burden

9.3% burden

#38Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH • Private nonprofit

💰

$114,601Program Earnings

Cohort

$24,000

Student Debt

$31,458

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

9.0% burden

Easton, PA • Private nonprofit

💰

$112,864Program Earnings

140

Cohort

$16,000

Student Debt

$59,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.4% burden

12.7% burden

#40Stanford University

Stanford, CA • Private nonprofit

💰

$112,700Program Earnings

108

Cohort

$12,000

Student Debt

$38,333

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

1.8% burden

8.5% burden

Elon, NC • Private nonprofit

💰

$112,303Program Earnings

Cohort

$20,500

Student Debt

$46,609

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.1% burden

11.3% burden

Haverford, PA • Private nonprofit

💰

$112,050Program Earnings

Cohort

$13,621

Student Debt

$40,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.1% burden

9.1% burden

New York, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$111,909Program Earnings

Cohort

$18,000

Student Debt

$65,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.8% burden

14.2% burden

#44Hobart William Smith Colleges

Geneva, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$111,833Program Earnings

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$61,178

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.1% burden

15.0% burden

Atlanta, GA • Private nonprofit

💰

$111,631Program Earnings

178

Cohort

$18,250

Student Debt

$30,480

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.8% burden

8.2% burden

Lewiston, ME • Private nonprofit

💰

$110,880Program Earnings

Cohort

$14,275

Student Debt

$70,222

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.2% burden

14.8% burden

#47Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

Cambridge, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$110,878Program Earnings

Cohort

—

Student Debt

—

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

#48University Of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA • Public

💰

$110,773Program Earnings

465

Cohort

$17,500

Student Debt

$28,903

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.7% burden

7.9% burden

Grinnell, IA • Private nonprofit

💰

$110,724Program Earnings

Cohort

$17,500

Student Debt

$36,324

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.7% burden

9.2% burden

#50University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI • Public

💰

$110,552Program Earnings

618

Cohort

$19,500

Student Debt

$30,250

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.0% burden

8.5% burden

💼7% pursue grad school

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