Economics at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 197 economics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 293rd of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 35 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 62% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.