Applied Mathematics
4,656 students earn a applied mathematics credential each year across 229 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $61,188
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $90,036
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 224 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts120$114,2791 year out$178,318—2Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island173$99,1931 year out$135,511$10,0003Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey77$97,7001 year out—$25,8414Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois45$94,6841 year out——5Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York60$91,5591 year out——6Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio65$82,5231 year out—$14,9297Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia—$82,2751 year out—$20,5008Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts16$82,1521 year out——9University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina193$75,1051 year out$117,954$15,30010Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York34$74,9211 year out$88,153$26,68211University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California264$71,8141 year out$144,689$14,59812University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California126$71,6221 year out$94,658$12,25113University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin30$67,1591 year out$93,222$21,00014University at AlbanyAlbany, New York—$65,6041 year out—$21,28615Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island39$64,9541 year out$94,973$26,00016Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania9$62,3281 year out$88,367$25,00017University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut68$61,7411 year out—$26,15718University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$61,7411 year out—$26,15719University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$61,7411 year out—$26,15720University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$61,7411 year out—$26,15721University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$61,7411 year out—$26,15722University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California369$61,1881 year out$95,647$14,40023Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama20$60,6711 year out—$19,00024University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina0$59,9651 year out$72,995—25University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California184$59,6381 year out$109,292$17,00026University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania35$58,3581 year out$90,036$22,57127University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania6$58,3581 year out$90,036$22,57128University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, Pennsylvania1$58,3581 year out$90,036$22,57129Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas97$57,7871 year out$92,684$16,75030Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona47$55,1731 year out$80,371$17,68131American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia33$54,6971 year out—$30,59932University of California-DavisDavis, California94$53,9401 year out$95,412$14,75033University of PortlandPortland, Oregon0$53,9171 year out—$20,81034Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado32$50,3981 year out$89,416$21,50035Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia10$50,0071 year out—$28,00036Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas23$49,8221 year out$73,629$28,40937Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York341$44,9721 year out$89,923$19,00038Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York13$44,4301 year out—$18,80639University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California132$42,8591 year out$79,708$15,51640San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California39$42,8561 year out—$24,56341University of California-MercedMerced, California38$39,1381 year out$79,461$16,49742Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri28$36,7561 year out—$24,10743CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York23$28,7021 year out$76,739—44Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington49$27,6261 year out$70,386$17,67545University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington158—1 year out$116,297—46San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California72—1 year out——47New York UniversityNew York, New York54—1 year out——48Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts52—1 year out——49University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado51—1 year out$94,459—50Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah46—1 year out——51Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland37—1 year out——52Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida35—1 year out——53Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts32—1 year out——54University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah32—1 year out——55Stanford UniversityStanford, California31—1 year out——56Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia30—1 year out——57Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts27—1 year out——58North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina25—1 year out—$21,97659CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York24—1 year out——60Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia22—1 year out$81,787—61Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania22—1 year out——62University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California19—1 year out——63Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho19—1 year out——64University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky19—1 year out$71,306—65Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut18—1 year out——66Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey18—1 year out——67University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio18—1 year out——68Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts17—1 year out——69Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York17—1 year out—$26,00070University of RochesterRochester, New York17—1 year out——71Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York16—1 year out——72Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington16—1 year out——73University of South FloridaTampa, Florida15—1 year out——74University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15—1 year out——75California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California14—1 year out——76University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut14—1 year out——77Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois14—1 year out——78Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota13—1 year out——79Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——80Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio13—1 year out——81Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana13—1 year out——82Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas12—1 year out——83University of DelawareNewark, Delaware11—1 year out——84Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York11—1 year out——85Rice UniversityHouston, Texas11—1 year out——86Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah11—1 year out——87Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan10—1 year out——88CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York10—1 year out——89Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina10—1 year out——90Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah10—1 year out——91Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington10—1 year out——92Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington10—1 year out——93University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin10—1 year out——94University of the PacificStockton, California9—1 year out——95San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California9—1 year out——96Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey9—1 year out——97University of HoustonHouston, Texas9—1 year out——98Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out——99University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida8—1 year out——100University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire8—1 year out——
Associate programs — 2 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
Certificate programs — 8 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona7—1 year out——2Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana7—1 year out——3Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut5—1 year out——4University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio4—1 year out——5Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah4—1 year out——6Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona3—1 year out——7Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island2—1 year out——8University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).