Statistics

5,523 students earn a statistics credential each year across 187 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: $60,714
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $94,154

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 181 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts52$141,1161 year out$229,811—2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania67$129,7321 year out——3Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina83$97,1971 year out$121,776$13,500 4Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania172$93,1111 year out$155,025$21,375 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California122$83,2271 year out$145,658$16,165 6University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois48$82,6811 year out$147,558—7Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York35$82,5311 year out——8Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois61$77,9171 year out—$14,000 9Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas37$76,7591 year out—$19,750 10University of IowaIowa City, Iowa22$75,0951 year out—$20,411 11University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia81$73,9911 year out$108,373$18,500 12Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana205$72,5791 year out$97,489$19,500 13University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina23$69,5431 year out——14Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts3$69,2501 year out——15University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois330$68,6361 year out$104,911$19,394 16Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania75$68,2541 year out$102,466$22,500 17University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota63$66,4341 year out$83,050$21,750 18University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin92$64,6841 year out—$26,000 19University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan107$64,3711 year out$105,494$23,250 20Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah130$63,6711 year out$107,867$10,750 21Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan56$63,6491 year out$94,328$25,625 22Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey51$63,4771 year out—$24,028 23Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia19$62,5981 year out$74,128$15,500 24Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio69$61,7021 year out—$23,875 25Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania30$60,7651 year out—$26,816 26Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia137$60,7141 year out—$20,983 27University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California227$59,7181 year out$94,154$17,005 28University of FloridaGainesville, Florida100$59,6191 year out$92,382$14,783 29University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida47$58,9201 year out—$23,214 30San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California41$57,7341 year out—$16,047 31University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota20$56,4351 year out$83,264$22,797 32University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut74$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 33University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 34University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 35University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 36University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 37University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California355$55,1101 year out$110,783$17,500 38North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina80$54,0261 year out$78,288$24,151 39University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia45$53,7431 year out$83,951$19,306 40Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa26$53,1321 year out—$23,625 41University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri33$52,0881 year out—$15,451 42Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona10$49,4271 year out——43University of California-DavisDavis, California196$49,2641 year out$107,082$15,000 44University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio13$47,6891 year out——45Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida57$47,3471 year out$82,522$22,500 46Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah18$45,2401 year out——47Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan39$43,6681 year out$78,011$27,000 48University of South FloridaTampa, Florida35$41,2851 year out$70,904$17,548 49University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois32$38,2961 year out—$22,945 50University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California63$36,6761 year out—$19,237 51University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama17$32,1811 year out$51,684$22,532 52University of California-RiversideRiverside, California25$29,1381 year out—$21,488 53New York UniversityNew York, New York118—1 year out——54Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut58—1 year out——55Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio58—1 year out——56University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona48—1 year out——57Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York45—1 year out——58Rice UniversityHouston, Texas45—1 year out——59Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas43—1 year out——60University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington43—1 year out——61California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California41—1 year out$97,279$17,939 62Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina37—1 year out——63University of RochesterRochester, New York28—1 year out——64South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota28—1 year out——65California State University-East BayHayward, California25—1 year out——66University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington23—1 year out——67George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia21—1 year out——68Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota21—1 year out——69University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania21—1 year out——70University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado19—1 year out——71University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida19—1 year out——72Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina19—1 year out——73The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas19—1 year out——74George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia19—1 year out——75University of DelawareNewark, Delaware18—1 year out——76University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland18—1 year out——77Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan18—1 year out$82,502—78CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York18—1 year out——79Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——80The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee18—1 year out——81William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia18—1 year out——82American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia17—1 year out——83United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York17—1 year out——84Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——85Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts16—1 year out——86Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio16—1 year out——87Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado15—1 year out——88University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida15—1 year out——89Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts15—1 year out——90Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana14—1 year out——91University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa14—1 year out——92Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota14—1 year out——93University of VermontBurlington, Vermont14—1 year out——94University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin14—1 year out——95California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California13—1 year out——96CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York13—1 year out——97University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York13—1 year out——98University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota12—1 year out——99St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York12—1 year out——100University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri11—1 year out——

Associate programs — 2 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota1—1 year out——2Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 14 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Chapman UniversityOrange, California17$57,0481 year out—$18,250 2Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida—$45,9791 year out$97,085$19,500 3The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas133—1 year out——4University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri21—1 year out——5Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah7—1 year out——6American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5—1 year out——7University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5—1 year out——8Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas4—1 year out——9Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio4—1 year out——10University of FloridaGainesville, Florida3—1 year out——11Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas1—1 year out——12Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina1—1 year out——13Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming1—1 year out——14Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania1—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 (—).