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 graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California369$61,1881 year out$95,647$14,4002Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York341$44,9721 year out$89,923$19,0003University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California264$71,8141 year out$144,689$14,5984University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina193$75,1051 year out$117,954$15,3005University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California184$59,6381 year out$109,292$17,0006Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island173$99,1931 year out$135,511$10,0007University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington158—1 year out$116,297—8University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California132$42,8591 year out$79,708$15,5169University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California126$71,6221 year out$94,658$12,25110Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts120$114,2791 year out$178,318—11Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas97$57,7871 year out$92,684$16,75012University of California-DavisDavis, California94$53,9401 year out$95,412$14,75013Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey77$97,7001 year out—$25,84114San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California72—1 year out——15University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut68$61,7411 year out—$26,15716Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio65$82,5231 year out—$14,92917Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York60$91,5591 year out——18New York UniversityNew York, New York54—1 year out——19Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts52—1 year out——20University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado51—1 year out$94,459—21Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington49$27,6261 year out$70,386$17,67522Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona47$55,1731 year out$80,371$17,68123Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah46—1 year out——24Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois45$94,6841 year out——25San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California39$42,8561 year out—$24,56326Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island39$64,9541 year out$94,973$26,00027University of California-MercedMerced, California38$39,1381 year out$79,461$16,49728Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland37—1 year out——29Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida35—1 year out——30University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania35$58,3581 year out$90,036$22,57131Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York34$74,9211 year out$88,153$26,68232American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia33$54,6971 year out—$30,59933Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado32$50,3981 year out$89,416$21,50034Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts32—1 year out——35University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah32—1 year out——36Stanford UniversityStanford, California31—1 year out——37Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia30—1 year out——38University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin30$67,1591 year out$93,222$21,00039Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri28$36,7561 year out—$24,10740Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts27—1 year out——41North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina25—1 year out—$21,97642CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York24—1 year out——43CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York23$28,7021 year out$76,739—44Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas23$49,8221 year out$73,629$28,40945Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia22—1 year out$81,787—46Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania22—1 year out——47Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama20$60,6711 year out—$19,00048University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California19—1 year out——49Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho19—1 year out——50University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky19—1 year out$71,306—51Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut18—1 year out——52Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey18—1 year out——53University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio18—1 year out——54Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts17—1 year out——55Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, New York17—1 year out—$26,00056University of RochesterRochester, New York17—1 year out——57Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts16$82,1521 year out——58Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York16—1 year out——59Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington16—1 year out——60University of South FloridaTampa, Florida15—1 year out——61University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio15—1 year out——62California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California14—1 year out——63University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut14—1 year out——64Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, Illinois14—1 year out——65Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota13—1 year out——66Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York13$44,4301 year out—$18,80667Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——68Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio13—1 year out——69Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana13—1 year out——70Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas12—1 year out——71University of DelawareNewark, Delaware11—1 year out——72Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York11—1 year out——73Rice UniversityHouston, Texas11—1 year out——74Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah11—1 year out——75Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan10—1 year out——76CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York10—1 year out——77Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina10—1 year out——78Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah10—1 year out——79Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington10—1 year out——80Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington10—1 year out——81University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin10—1 year out——82Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia10$50,0071 year out—$28,00083University of the PacificStockton, California9—1 year out——84San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California9—1 year out——85Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey9—1 year out——86Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania9$62,3281 year out$88,367$25,00087University of HoustonHouston, Texas9—1 year out——88Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas9—1 year out——89University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida8—1 year out——90University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire8—1 year out——91The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio8—1 year out——92Anderson UniversityAnderson, South Carolina8—1 year out——93Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee8—1 year out——94James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia8—1 year out——95Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington8—1 year out——96University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho7—1 year out$72,823—97Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana7—1 year out——98Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland7—1 year out——99Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan7—1 year out——100Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey7—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 (—).