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Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $36,228 school-wide net price and $102,051 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.4% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 789
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.5%
- Graduation rate
- 83.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $36,228/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $144,912
- Median debt
- $23,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,051/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($36,228), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,051), and peer averages from 789 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 789 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($15,651 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($40,442 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the top 58% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.2% of reported awards · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% of reported awards · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.8% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Economics accounts for 0.4% of the awards or completions reported for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. That award concentration is higher than at 23% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's average net price is $36,228 per year, about $144,912 over four years. That is $15,651 above the $20,577 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,051 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $40,442 above the $61,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute #455 of 789 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.