Economics at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt graduates about 286 economics majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 52 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $140,000 four years out, 1.70× 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.
Around Vanderbilt
Where economics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: American Economic Association, Home Economics Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.
Nearby in the economics ranking
Other strong majors at Vanderbilt
- Political science & IR 95 · #9
- Art, music & theater 95 · #3
- Languages 95 · #9
- Computer science 94 · #19
- Neuroscience 94 · #8
- Psychology 94 · #1
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt 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.