Mathematics

23,322 students earn a mathematics credential each year across 1,328 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: $48,828
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $69,210

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,110 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas308$60,0111 year out$86,814$20,500 2University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts297$42,6821 year out$84,846$23,250 3University of California-IrvineIrvine, California250$45,9241 year out$75,692$19,000 4University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin237$67,7441 year out$100,406$20,500 5University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California227$52,3391 year out$70,456$16,250 6University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan211$80,6761 year out$107,395$21,589 7University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington209$46,5851 year out$96,036$15,501 8University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California198$38,4491 year out$91,295$14,920 9University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland191$79,1291 year out$101,607$19,500 10University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois181$100,4211 year out$146,679$12,000 11Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire177$51,3961 year out$69,545$30,833 12University of California-RiversideRiverside, California172$27,2271 year out$63,375$18,500 13Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio158$52,9211 year out$75,971$20,500 14Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee157$103,8121 year out$140,068$10,000 15Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania156$59,6291 year out$85,203$25,000 16University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina152$53,4021 year out$101,719$14,500 17University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota151$58,1531 year out$81,554$22,095 18University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois141$48,7281 year out$81,840$20,847 19Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts139$109,2881 year out$226,193$10,003 20Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts128$64,6041 year out$71,541$19,750 21Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona126$52,7291 year out$84,496$21,500 22New York UniversityNew York, New York126$58,4811 year out$121,490$19,500 23University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California123$46,4471 year out$75,626$17,000 24Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York123$36,7841 year out$80,309$22,500 25University of HoustonHouston, Texas115$54,7101 year out$64,880$20,100 26University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York110$46,0161 year out$67,072$18,750 27University of FloridaGainesville, Florida105$46,0361 year out$86,226$16,675 28Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York105$47,8221 year out$90,593$19,725 29Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York103$87,2511 year out$162,763$14,146 30University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia103$60,7841 year out$133,210$19,500 31Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland102$83,1711 year out$138,612$10,859 32Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey102$54,9531 year out$97,521$23,000 33University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado99$41,1761 year out$82,787$20,960 34University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona96$54,7811 year out$81,236$18,999 35University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California96$46,6741 year out$87,173$20,500 36University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California96$40,7981 year out$76,366$19,232 37California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California92$32,1621 year out$59,026$18,000 38Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia91—1 year out——39The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama87$44,8571 year out$69,002$20,000 40University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska87$43,2251 year out$73,518$19,261 41Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts86$76,3921 year out$98,407$21,750 42Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan86$47,9511 year out$71,880$21,500 43California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California85$29,2191 year out$62,031$15,108 44Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois85$52,5971 year out$65,120$20,309 45California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California84$29,6971 year out$66,222$15,038 46University of California-DavisDavis, California84$29,3001 year out$62,895$13,000 47Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina83$121,0881 year out$131,658$13,000 48Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts81$78,5001 year out$125,945$14,745 49University of IowaIowa City, Iowa79$60,6121 year out$74,686$21,738 50Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana79$49,3871 year out—$18,820 51St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota75$58,8251 year out$85,214$23,000 52Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York75$80,1961 year out$106,266$24,250 53Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia74$55,7311 year out$70,431$23,250 54Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois72$79,5301 year out$119,511$12,418 55Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina71$47,5291 year out$85,098$22,500 56Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana70$58,7641 year out$56,971$22,388 57University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland70$54,3621 year out$86,534$16,875 58The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas69$58,2381 year out—$19,745 59Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida66$49,9191 year out$63,456$27,811 60Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri66$79,7991 year out—$18,700 61Stanford UniversityStanford, California65—1 year out——62Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire64$108,2551 year out—$11,617 63Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts63$74,1441 year out$113,093$18,025 64Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan63$45,3491 year out$54,584$27,000 65Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota63$57,1661 year out$75,713$22,483 66Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon63$45,2041 year out$63,194$19,417 67Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts61—1 year out——68CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York61$31,7471 year out$74,200$11,745 69University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida60$51,3151 year out—$11,692 70Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas60$45,4761 year out$60,209$29,750 71California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California59$38,5981 year out$64,465$16,949 72Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa59$51,4221 year out$75,294$22,942 73Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York58—1 year out$91,784—74The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey57$50,7621 year out$77,172$26,000 75University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina57$42,7401 year out$68,817$25,000 76Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts55$55,1931 year out—$13,807 77University of North TexasDenton, Texas55$53,1331 year out$63,783$23,689 78Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana54$59,2771 year out$78,374$22,000 79Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut53—1 year out——80University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska53$58,9951 year out$74,053$26,069 81Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York53$53,6981 year out$94,417$16,275 82University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia52$47,1881 year out$75,014$20,645 83Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas52$45,7711 year out$61,876$18,223 84California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California51$53,1361 year out$78,202$16,718 85California State University-FullertonFullerton, California51$44,9031 year out——86Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania51—1 year out——87Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah51—1 year out$89,349—88University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut50$53,2841 year out$65,438$23,750 89Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts50$48,4571 year out$64,119$27,000 90University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri50$56,1321 year out—$18,500 91California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California49$30,8511 year out$63,062$17,204 92Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia49$88,0811 year out$138,020$17,500 93University of RochesterRochester, New York49$45,4261 year out$119,738$22,500 94Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania49$72,6561 year out$143,223—95University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada48$46,3651 year out$77,008$15,000 96Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas48$74,5161 year out$89,571$21,000 97William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia48$60,4941 year out$114,526$20,750 98California State University-FresnoFresno, California47—1 year out$65,558—99Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts47$110,5121 year out—$17,750 100Rice UniversityHouston, Texas47$50,2861 year out——

Associate programs — top 100 of 223 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California157—1 year out——2San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas104—1 year out$68,248—3College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California82—1 year out$59,937—4Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California79—1 year out——5Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California71—1 year out——6De Anza CollegeCupertino, California67—1 year out——7West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California67—1 year out——8Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California66—1 year out——9Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California64—1 year out——10Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California59—1 year out——11El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California57—1 year out——12Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California56—1 year out——13Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California55—1 year out——14Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California55—1 year out——15Chabot CollegeHayward, California54—1 year out——16Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California54—1 year out——17Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California51—1 year out——18Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California50—1 year out——19Sierra CollegeRocklin, California50—1 year out——20Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma50—1 year out——21Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California49—1 year out——22Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California48—1 year out——23Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California47—1 year out——24Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California46—1 year out——25Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California41—1 year out——26Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California40—1 year out——27Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California39—1 year out——28Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California39—1 year out——29Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California39—1 year out——30Laney CollegeOakland, California39—1 year out——31College of San MateoSan Mateo, California39—1 year out——32Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California38—1 year out——33Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California37—1 year out——34San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California37—1 year out——35American River CollegeSacramento, California36—1 year out——36Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California36—1 year out——37Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California36—1 year out——38Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California35—1 year out——39San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California35—1 year out$59,965—40Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California34—1 year out——41Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California33—1 year out——42Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah33—1 year out——43East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California32—1 year out——44City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California31—1 year out——45Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California31—1 year out——46Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California31—1 year out——47Norco CollegeNorco, California31—1 year out——48Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California30—1 year out——49Ohlone CollegeFremont, California30—1 year out——50Fresno City CollegeFresno, California29—1 year out——51Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California29—1 year out——52Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico29—1 year out——53Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California28—1 year out——54Cypress CollegeCypress, California27—1 year out——55Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California27—1 year out——56Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California26—1 year out——57Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California26—1 year out——58Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California26—1 year out——59Ventura CollegeVentura, California26—1 year out——60Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California25—1 year out——61Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California25—1 year out——62Citrus CollegeGlendora, California23—1 year out——63Reedley CollegeReedley, California23—1 year out——64Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California23—1 year out——65San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California23—1 year out——66Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California22—1 year out——67Yuba CollegeMarysville, California22—1 year out——68Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California22—1 year out——69Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California21—1 year out——70Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California21—1 year out——71Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California20—1 year out——72MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California20—1 year out——73Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania20—1 year out$46,345$14,118 74Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California20—1 year out——75Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California19—1 year out——76Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California19—1 year out——77Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California18—1 year out——78Merced CollegeMerced, California18—1 year out——79Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California18—1 year out——80Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California18—1 year out——81College of the SequoiasVisalia, California18—1 year out——82Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona17—1 year out——83Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California17—1 year out——84Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California17—1 year out——85Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas17—1 year out—$15,125 86College of AlamedaAlameda, California16—1 year out——87Butte CollegeOroville, California16—1 year out——88Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia15—1 year out——89Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California14—1 year out——90South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas13—1 year out——91College of the DesertPalm Desert, California12—1 year out——92Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California12—1 year out——93San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California12—1 year out——94Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California12—1 year out——95West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California12—1 year out——96Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut12—1 year out——97Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi12—1 year out——98Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California11—1 year out——99Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California11—1 year out——100Alvin Community CollegeAlvin, Texas11—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 16 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin97—1 year out——2Ohlone CollegeFremont, California38—1 year out——3Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California16—1 year out——4University of KansasLawrence, Kansas13—1 year out——5Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin9—1 year out——6Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas6—1 year out——7Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana4—1 year out——8Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana2—1 year out——9Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri2—1 year out——10Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota2—1 year out——11Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas1—1 year out——12Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——13University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——14Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpoint, New Mexico1—1 year out——15Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota1—1 year out——16Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington—$67,3281 year out—$27,000

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 (—).