BS Economics Scope in Pakistan: Salary, Universities and Fees

Quick Facts

Degree Level	BS
Discipline	Economics, Social Sciences
Offered By	108 universities in our directory
Typical Duration	4 years

BS Economics is a four-year undergraduate degree in how individuals, firms and governments allocate scarce resources — combining economic theory with the empirical methods used to test it against real data.

What You’ll Study

Coursework covers microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, mathematical economics and statistics, with applied fields including development, monetary, public, labour, trade and environmental economics. Econometrics is the practical core — the ability to work with data and defend an empirical claim is what most employers actually hire for.

Career Scope in Pakistan

Graduates work in commercial and central banking, financial analysis, management and economic consulting, development organisations and donor agencies, government policy and planning bodies, research institutes and think tanks, and journalism. The State Bank, planning bodies and the substantial donor-funded development sector all recruit economics graduates directly.

Graduates who pair economics with programming and statistics compete for data and quantitative analytics roles, which are commonly cited at PKR 80,000-200,000 per month by public salary platforms — above typical general graduate positions. Economics is also among the most common routes to graduate study abroad, though competitive programmes expect substantial mathematics, so students with that ambition should take the most mathematical options available.

Admission Requirements

Intermediate or an equivalent qualification, plus the admission or aptitude test used by the university concerned. Social science programmes normally weight English proficiency and analytical writing. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.

Where You Can Study This

108 universities
49 cities
87 public
21 private

Fees are not shown here: we hold a published figure for 42 of these 108 universities, and comparing one against a blank column would be misleading rather than informative. Each university page carries its own fee where we have it.

University	City	Sector	Duration
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	—
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	2 years
Bahauddin Zakariya University	Multan	Public	4 years
Bahria University	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences (BUITEMS)	Quetta	Public	—
Emerson University, Multan	Multan	Public	4 Year Degree Program
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology	Islamabad	Public	2 Years
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology	Islamabad	Public	4 Years
Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan	Dera Ghazi Khan	Public	4 years
Gomal University	Dera Ismail Khan	Public	4 Years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Public	4 years
Government College for Women University, Sialkot	Sialkot	Public	4 years
Government College University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Public	4 Years
Government College University, Lahore	Lahore	Public	—
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government College Women University, Faisalabad	Faisalabad	Public	4 years
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Government Sadiq College Women University	Bahawalpur	Public	—
Hazara University	Mansehra	Public	—
Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad	Islamabad	Public	—
Institute of Business Administration	Karachi	Public	—
Institute of Management Science	Peshawar	Public	4 years
International Islamic University	Islamabad	Public	4 Years
Islamia College Peshawar	Peshawar	Public	—
Karakurum International University	Gilgit	Public	4 years
Karakurum International University Data Science	Gilgit	Public	4 years
Khawaja Freed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan	Rahim Yar Khan	Public	—
Khushal Khan Khattak University	Karak	Public	—
Kinnaird College for Women	Lahore	Public	—
Kohat University of Science and Technology	Kohat	Public	—
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences	Lasbela	Public	—
National Defense University	Islamabad	Public	4 Years
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	—
National University of Modern Languages	Islamabad	Public	—
National University of Pakistan	Rawalpindi	Public	—
National University of Sciences and Technology	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Quaid-i-Azam University	Islamabad	Public	4 years
Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University	Quetta	Public	4 Years
Shah Abdul Latif University Merit	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Shah Abdul Latif University	Khairpur	Public	4 Years (BS)
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad	Nawabshah	Public	4 years
Sukkur IBA University	Sukkur	Public	4 years
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	4 years
Thal University, Bhakkar	Bhakkar	Public	2 years
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Bhimber	Bhimber	Public	4 years
The Azad Jammu & Kashmir University of Bhimber	Bhimber	Public	—
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Economics, Subsidized	Peshawar	Public	4 Years (8 semesters)
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar Economics, Non-Subsidized	Peshawar	Public	4 Years (8 semesters)
The University of Larkano	Larkana	Public	—
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	4 Years
The Women University	Multan	Public	2 Years
University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Muzaffarabad	Public	4 Years
University of Baltistan, Skardu	Skardu	Public	4 Years
University of Buner	Bunair	Public	4 years
University of Chakwal, Chakwal	Chakwal	Public	4 Years
University of Chitral	Chitral	Public	4 Years
University of Education	Lahore	Public	—
University of Education	Lahore	Public	—
University of Gujrat	Gujrat	Public	—
University of Gwadar	Gawadar	Public	—
University of Haripur	Haripur	Public	4 Years
University of Jhang	Jhang	Public	4 Years
University of Karachi	Karachi	Public	4 years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	2 Years
University of Kotli	Kotli	Public	4 Years
University of Layyah	Layyah	Public	—
University of Mianwali	Mianwali	Public	—
University of Narowal	Narowal	Public	4 Years
University of Okara	Okara	Public	4 years
University of Peshawar	Peshawar	Public	4 years
University of Poonch	Poonch	Public	4 years
University of Sahiwal	Sahiwal	Public	4 Years
University of Sargodha	Sargodha	Public	—
University of Science & Technology	Bannu	Public	4 years
University of Sindh	Mirpur Khas	Public	4 years
University of Swabi	Swabi	Public	4 Years
University of Swabi with specializations	Swabi	Public	4 Years
University of Swat	Swat	Public	4 years
University of the Punjab	Lahore	Public	—
University of Turbat	Turbat	Public	2 years
University of Turbat	Turbat	Public	4 years
Woman University Swabi	Swabi	Public	4 Years
Women University Mardan	Mardan	Public	4 years
Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir	Bagh	Public	4 years
Al-Hamd Islamic University	Quetta	Private	4 Years
Beaconhouse National University	Lahore	Private	—
City University of Science and Information Technology	Peshawar	Private	—
Forman Christian College	Lahore	Private	4 Years
Institute of Business Management	Karachi	Private	4 Years
Jinnah University for Women	Karachi	Private	4 Years
Lahore Leads University	Lahore	Private	4 Years (8 semesters)
Lahore School of Economics Minor Public Policy	Lahore	Private	4 Years
Lahore University of Management Sciences	Lahore	Private	4 years
Minhaj University	Lahore	Private	—
Muhammad Ali Jinnah University	Karachi	Private	—
MY University	Islamabad	Private	—
Preston University, Karachi	Karachi	Private	—
Preston University, Kohat	Kohat	Private	—
Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology	Peshawar	Private	—
Sohail University, Karachi	Karachi	Private	—
University of Central Punjab	Lahore	Private	—
University of Lahore	Lahore	Private	4 years
University of Management & Technology	Lahore	Private	—
University of Sialkot, Sialkot	Sialkot	Private	—
University of Southern Punjab	Multan	Private	—

Frequently Asked Questions

What jobs can I get with an Economics degree in Pakistan?

Commercial and central banking, financial analysis, management and economic consulting, development organisations and donor agencies, government policy and planning bodies, research institutes and think tanks, and journalism. Data and analytics roles are open to those with programming and statistics skills.

Do I need strong mathematics for Economics?

For the degree itself, moderate mathematics suffices. For competitive graduate study abroad, substantial mathematics — especially real analysis, probability and optimisation — weighs heavily in admissions, so take the most mathematical options available if that is the goal.