Best Economics. Programs (2026)

All 426 Programs

Rank	School	Program Earnings	Cohort Size	Student Debt	Student GPS	Parent Debt	Parent GPS
#51	University Of RochesterPrivate	$109,324	103	$21,000	Excellent	$30,000	Good
#52	Bucknell UniversityPrivate	$108,422	133	$27,000	Excellent	$62,750	Manageable
#53	Connecticut CollegePrivate	$107,283	72	$23,500	Excellent	$44,488	Manageable
#54	William & MaryPublic	$105,467	119	$18,500	Excellent	$30,326	Good
#55	Pepperdine UniversityPrivate	$104,943	51	$23,510	Excellent	$41,309	Good
#56	University Of North Carolina At Chapel HillPublic	$103,846	449	$14,000	Excellent	$25,072	Excellent
#57	Kenyon CollegePrivate	$103,791	61	$18,527	Excellent	$56,500	Manageable
#58	Colby CollegePrivate	$103,491	89	$19,157	Excellent	$59,570	Manageable
#59	Occidental CollegePrivate	$103,164	85	$23,000	Excellent	$51,450	Manageable
#60	Vassar CollegePrivate	$102,584	56	$18,625	Excellent	$44,501	Good
#61	Washington University In St LouisPrivate	$102,439	105	$17,500	Excellent	$24,585	Excellent
#62	Northeastern UniversityPrivate	$101,423	160	$24,250	Excellent	$34,984	Good
#63	University Of RichmondPrivate	$100,608	46	$21,000	Excellent	$30,512	Good
#64	Villanova UniversityPrivate	$100,288	124	$25,874	Excellent	$40,000	Manageable
#65	Depaul UniversityPrivate	$100,185	10	$23,168	Excellent	$41,563	Manageable
#66	Quinnipiac UniversityPrivate	$100,141	18	$26,000	Excellent	$64,334	Manageable
#67	Union CollegePrivate	$99,783	98	$25,337	Excellent	$57,000	Manageable
#68	Indiana University-BloomingtonPublic	$99,653	98	$19,509	Excellent	$32,850	Good
#69	George Washington UniversityPrivate	$99,406	145	$20,449	Excellent	$30,881	Good
#70	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoPublic	$98,927	53	$18,500	Excellent	$35,000	Good
#71	Wake Forest UniversityPrivate	$98,209	120	$21,500	Excellent	$30,000	Good
#72	University Of California-Santa BarbaraPublic	$98,178	656	$13,993	Excellent	$26,465	Good
#73	Drexel UniversityPrivate	$98,178	41	$25,325	Excellent	$40,932	Manageable
#74	Denison UniversityPrivate	$97,394	77	$26,000	Excellent	$45,521	Manageable
#75	Boston UniversityPrivate	$96,723	305	$23,250	Excellent	$39,000	Manageable

#51University Of Rochester

Rochester, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$109,324Program Earnings

103

Cohort

$21,000

Student Debt

$30,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.3% burden

8.8% burden

#52Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA • Private nonprofit

💰

$108,422Program Earnings

133

Cohort

$27,000

Student Debt

$62,750

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.3% burden

15.8% burden

#53Connecticut College

New London, CT • Private nonprofit

💰

$107,283Program Earnings

Cohort

$23,500

Student Debt

$44,488

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.8% burden

12.1% burden

Williamsburg, VA • Public

💰

$105,467Program Earnings

119

Cohort

$18,500

Student Debt

$30,326

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.1% burden

8.8% burden

#55Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA • Private nonprofit

💰

$104,943Program Earnings

Cohort

$23,510

Student Debt

$41,309

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.9% burden

11.8% burden

#56University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC • Public

💰

$103,846Program Earnings

449

Cohort

$14,000

Student Debt

$25,072

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.4% burden

7.2% burden

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#57Kenyon College

Gambier, OH • Private nonprofit

💰

$103,791Program Earnings

Cohort

$18,527

Student Debt

$56,500

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.1% burden

14.1% burden

Waterville, ME • Private nonprofit

💰

$103,491Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,157

Student Debt

$59,570

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.2% burden

14.9% burden

#59Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA • Private nonprofit

💰

$103,164Program Earnings

Cohort

$23,000

Student Debt

$51,450

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.9% burden

14.0% burden

Poughkeepsie, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$102,584Program Earnings

Cohort

$18,625

Student Debt

$44,501

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.2% burden

12.0% burden

#61Washington University In St Louis

St. Louis, MO • Private nonprofit

💰

$102,439Program Earnings

105

Cohort

$17,500

Student Debt

$24,585

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.0% burden

7.9% burden

#62Northeastern University

Boston, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$101,423Program Earnings

160

Cohort

$24,250

Student Debt

$34,984

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.2% burden

11.2% burden

#63University Of Richmond

University Of Richmond, VA • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,608Program Earnings

Cohort

$21,000

Student Debt

$30,512

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.7% burden

9.9% burden

#64Villanova University

Villanova, PA • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,288Program Earnings

124

Cohort

$25,874

Student Debt

$40,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

12.7% burden

Chicago, IL • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,185Program Earnings

Cohort

$23,168

Student Debt

$41,563

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.1% burden

12.5% burden

#66Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT • Private nonprofit

💰

$100,141Program Earnings

Cohort

$26,000

Student Debt

$64,334

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

17.7% burden

Schenectady, NY • Private nonprofit

💰

$99,783Program Earnings

Cohort

$25,337

Student Debt

$57,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.5% burden

16.1% burden

#68Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN • Public

💰

$99,653Program Earnings

Cohort

$19,509

Student Debt

$32,850

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.5% burden

10.2% burden

#69George Washington University

Washington, DC • Private nonprofit

💰

$99,406Program Earnings

145

Cohort

$20,449

Student Debt

$30,881

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.6% burden

10.0% burden

#70California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA • Public

💰

$98,927Program Earnings

Cohort

$18,500

Student Debt

$35,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.3% burden

10.5% burden

#71Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC • Private nonprofit

💰

$98,209Program Earnings

120

Cohort

$21,500

Student Debt

$30,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

3.9% burden

10.1% burden

#72University Of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA • Public

💰

$98,178Program Earnings

656

Cohort

$13,993

Student Debt

$26,465

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

2.5% burden

8.1% burden

Philadelphia, PA • Private nonprofit

💰

$98,178Program Earnings

Cohort

$25,325

Student Debt

$40,932

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.6% burden

13.1% burden

#74Denison University

Granville, OH • Private nonprofit

💰

$97,394Program Earnings

Cohort

$26,000

Student Debt

$45,521

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.8% burden

14.4% burden

Boston, MA • Private nonprofit

💰

$96,723Program Earnings

305

Cohort

$23,250

Student Debt

$39,000

Parent Debt

GPS Affordability(What's this?)

4.3% burden

12.6% burden

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