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Economics undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Davidson College

Davidson, NC · Private nonprofit · Federal field 4506

Data scope

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The short version

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

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Debt pressure: 22.3% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $518,100 / year
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+76%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$70,785 → $124,368

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

24Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

78Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$17,379

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$22,625

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$101,310

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$240/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$17,379Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$79,475Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE13.4%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE91.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$70,785Year 1

$101,310Year 4

$124,368Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.8% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$8,443

Estimated loan payment$240

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$101,310 vs. Not available

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Managers, All Other$141,160 median wageNC estimate · 21,830 jobs · 11-9199+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEconomists$136,150 median wageNC estimate · 290 jobs · 19-3011+4.7% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary$114,200 median wageNC estimate · 490 jobs · 25-1063+2.4% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSocial Science Research Assistants$63,710 median wageNC estimate · 2,930 jobs · 19-4061+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 4.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSurvey Researchers$96,560 median wageNC estimate · 350 jobs · 19-3022-4.8% projected U.S. growth · 0.6k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeData Scientists$119,090 median wageNC estimate · 11,430 jobs · 15-2051+34.6% projected U.S. growth · 24.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeStatisticians$115,690 median wageNC estimate · 1,200 jobs · 15-2041+11.0% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,410 median wageNC estimate · 30,700 jobs · 13-1161+7.0% projected U.S. growth · 82k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$57,650 median wageNC estimate · 28,620 jobs · 25-2031-0.2% projected U.S. growth · 63.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree

Possible alternatives

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DATA QUALITY

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24 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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