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Economics at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 587 economics majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 55th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 86 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 $85,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $38 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#55 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year5878% of the class
Courses in the catalog59more than 89% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$85,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$38Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where economics happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Wesleyan University 87
  2. Southern Methodist University 87
  3. Wake Forest University 87
  4. Lehigh University 87
  5. University of Southern California 86
  6. United States Naval Academy 86
  7. Connecticut College 86
  8. Pomona College 86

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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