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Economics at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 141 economics majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#25 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year14117% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Brown Social Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 93
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  3. Cornell University 93
  4. Emory University 92
  5. Middlebury College 92
  6. Swarthmore College 92
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 91
  8. New York University 91

Other strong majors at Brandeis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis 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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