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Salaries of Economists
(With a B.A. Degree in Economics)

How do Economist Salaries Compare?

Academic Major

Starting Salary 2002-03

Accounting $42,005

Business Administration $36,634

Chemical Engineering $51,301

Civil Engineering $41,541

Computer Engineering $52,722

Computer Science $44,678

Economics $40,413

Electrical Engineering $50,615

Finance $40,413

Information Sciences $41,055

Management Inform. Systems $40,566

Marketing $35,698

Mechanical Engineering $48,115

Psychology $29,194

Liberal Arts $29,586

Political Science $34,594

English $35,500

Criminal Justice $27,596

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The March 2003 issue of AACSB's eNEWSLINE announces that starting salaries for economics graduates increased 4.4% in 2002-2003.

See also the Current Population Reports: Household Economic Studies, "What's it Worth? Field of Training and Economic Status, 1993," by Rosalind R. Bruno. Report P70-51, December 1995.