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Pick a major, a degree level and a state. You get what graduates of each college's program earned four years after graduating and what they borrowed in federal loans, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, with the national median for the same program as the yardstick.

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Median earnings four years after graduating, federal debt, monthly payment and peer comparisons for Rutgers University-New Brunswick Statistics, University of Connecticut Statistics.
MeasureRutgers University-New BrunswickStatistics, bachelor's · NJFigures cover 3 campusesRemoveUniversity of ConnecticutStatistics, bachelor's · CTFigures cover 5 campusesRemove
Median earnings, 4 years after graduating$80,721 (36 graduates)$76,556 (51 graduates)
Federal debt borrowed at this college (median)$22,903$19,500
Monthly payment, 10-year plan$243$207
Payment as a share of median monthly earningsbefore taxroughly 4%roughly 3%
National median, same program and degree$92,425$92,425
Typical program nearbythe state, or its Census division when the state has fewer than 3 programs——
Total federal debt counting every college attendeda second federal measure; it includes loans from colleges attended before this one$24,028$20,150

Earnings: College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, for graduates who received federal aid, worked and were not enrolled. Debt: graduates of 2018-19 and 2019-20. The monthly payment is a standard 10-year plan on the median debt borrowed at that college. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education.College cost is not shown here; each college's profile has its net price.

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Statistics, bachelor's programs nationwide

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Statistics earn a median $92,425 four years after graduating. Among 25 programs with federal earnings data, Carnegie Mellon University (PA) graduates had the highest median, $156,743 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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Highest median
$156,743
National median
$92,425
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Statistics, bachelor's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
CollegeStateMedian earnings, 4 yrs aftervs national medianDebt borrowed at this college (median)Add to the side-by-side comparison
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$156,743+70%$21,000Compare
University of California, BerkeleyCA$133,986+45%$15,400Compare
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$109,466+18%$23,150Compare
University of California, Los AngelesCA$109,017+18%$15,811Compare
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$108,532+17%$16,295Compare
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$105,978+15%$19,000Compare
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$104,047+13%$19,250Compare
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoCA$101,353+10%$17,939Compare
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$99,210+7%$24,250Compare
University of FloridaFigure covers 2 campusesFL$98,409+6%$13,191Compare
Brigham Young UniversityUT$96,164+4%$10,312Compare
Michigan State UniversityMI$93,930about the same$23,625Compare
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA$90,778about the same$17,167Compare
University of California-DavisCA$88,033−5%$14,917Compare
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusFigure covers 22 campusesPA$86,636−6%$21,500Compare
Utah State UniversityUT$86,262−7%—
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$85,090−8%$23,430
San Diego State UniversityCA$83,076−10%$13,125Compare
University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFigure covers 2 campusesMN$80,993−12%$20,500Compare
Rutgers University-New BrunswickFigure covers 3 campusesNJ$80,721−13%$22,903In comparison
University of California-RiversideCA$78,492−15%$21,488Compare
Florida State UniversityFL$77,605−16%$22,350Compare
University of ConnecticutFigure covers 5 campusesCT$76,556−17%$19,500In comparison
Grand Valley State UniversityMI$74,229−20%$27,000Compare
University of Minnesota-DuluthMN$71,279−23%$21,600Compare

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Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Statistics. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).