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Economics at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 335 economics majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $121,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#12 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year33514% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$121,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Columbia University 96
  2. Vanderbilt University 96
  3. University of Notre Dame 96
  4. University of Pennsylvania 96
  5. Dartmouth College 95
  6. Georgetown University 95
  7. Johns Hopkins University 95
  8. Stanford University 95

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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