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Mathematics, bachelor's programs nationwide

Nationally, bachelor's graduates in Mathematics earn a median $69,562 four years after graduating. Among 138 programs with federal earnings data, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA) graduates had the highest median, $174,951 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

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138
Highest median
$174,951
National median
$69,562
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Mathematics, 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
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$174,951+152%$9,751Compare
University of ChicagoIL$172,826+148%$12,000Compare
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$141,171+103%$9,644Compare
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$134,785+94%$10,859Compare
Cornell UniversityFigure covers 2 campusesNY$134,455+93%$13,500Compare
Amherst CollegeMA$124,324+79%$13,900Compare
Boston CollegeMA$111,072+60%$18,000Compare
Villanova UniversityPA$109,851+58%$25,000Compare
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$109,146+57%$20,675Compare
Northwestern UniversityIL$107,072+54%$12,418Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$101,599+46%$15,127Compare
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$101,438+46%$20,080Compare
University of Washington-Seattle CampusFigure covers 3 campusesWA$100,127+44%$15,000Compare
University of Maryland, College ParkMD$99,689+43%$19,500Compare
University of California, Los AngelesCA$99,269+43%$14,920Compare
College of the Holy CrossMA$96,927+39%$27,000Compare
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ$94,840+36%$24,500Compare
University of FloridaFigure covers 2 campusesFL$93,022+34%$16,111Compare
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC$92,594+33%$19,949Compare
Macalester CollegeMN$91,979+32%$23,745Compare
The College of New JerseyNJ$91,736+32%$26,000Compare
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$91,236+31%$17,468Compare
University of Colorado BoulderCO$90,635+30%$19,258Compare
DePaul UniversityIL$89,908+29%$24,846Compare
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyMD$88,967+28%$16,500Compare

The 25 highest of 138 programs. Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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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: Mathematics. 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).