Economics at Villanova
Villanova graduates about 152 economics majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 38 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 68% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally.
Nearby in the economics ranking
Other strong majors at Villanova
- Communications & media 93 · #10
- Business & finance 91 · #9
- Languages 89 · #46
- Nursing 88 · #8
- Math & statistics 87 · #45
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Villanova 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.