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Mathematics & Statistics

Majors within Mathematics & Statistics, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$90,217
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
4
Majors in this field
378
College programs

Majors in Mathematics & Statistics

1
Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics
$105,595median earnings (5 yr)
42colleges
Strong return DR 92 AExplore
2
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics & Statistics
$99,566median earnings (5 yr)
39colleges
Strong return DR 92 AExplore
3
Mathematics and Statistics, Other
Mathematics & Statistics
$81,819median earnings (5 yr)
6colleges
Strong return DR 86 AExplore
4
Mathematics
Mathematics & Statistics
$73,888median earnings (5 yr)
291colleges
Strong return DR 80 AExplore
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Top colleges for Mathematics & Statistics

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Mathematics & Statistics programs.

1
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private
$122,1265-yr earnings
$14,398net price/yr
+1,099%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
3
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
4
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
6
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
7
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
$140,6455-yr earnings
$20,111net price/yr
+1,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
9
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
10
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
11
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Private
$150,1515-yr earnings
$23,367net price/yr
+968%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI
12
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
$87,8765-yr earnings
$16,665net price/yr
+484%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 89 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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