Economics at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 272 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 164th of 683 schools we score for economics, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 59 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.