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 graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California355$55,1101 year out$110,783$17,500 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois330$68,6361 year out$104,911$19,394 3University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California227$59,7181 year out$94,154$17,005 4Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana205$72,5791 year out$97,489$19,500 5University of California-DavisDavis, California196$49,2641 year out$107,082$15,000 6Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania172$93,1111 year out$155,025$21,375 7Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia137$60,7141 year out—$20,983 8Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah130$63,6711 year out$107,867$10,750 9University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California122$83,2271 year out$145,658$16,165 10New York UniversityNew York, New York118—1 year out——11University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan107$64,3711 year out$105,494$23,250 12University of FloridaGainesville, Florida100$59,6191 year out$92,382$14,783 13University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin92$64,6841 year out—$26,000 14Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina83$97,1971 year out$121,776$13,500 15University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia81$73,9911 year out$108,373$18,500 16North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina80$54,0261 year out$78,288$24,151 17Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania75$68,2541 year out$102,466$22,500 18University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut74$55,2791 year out$76,845$20,150 19Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio69$61,7021 year out—$23,875 20University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania67$129,7321 year out——21University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California63$36,6761 year out—$19,237 22University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota63$66,4341 year out$83,050$21,750 23Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois61$77,9171 year out—$14,000 24Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut58—1 year out——25Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio58—1 year out——26Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida57$47,3471 year out$82,522$22,500 27Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan56$63,6491 year out$94,328$25,625 28Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts52$141,1161 year out$229,811—29Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey51$63,4771 year out—$24,028 30University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona48—1 year out——31University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois48$82,6811 year out$147,558—32University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida47$58,9201 year out—$23,214 33University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia45$53,7431 year out$83,951$19,306 34Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York45—1 year out——35Rice UniversityHouston, Texas45—1 year out——36Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas43—1 year out——37University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington43—1 year out——38California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California41—1 year out$97,279$17,939 39San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California41$57,7341 year out—$16,047 40Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan39$43,6681 year out$78,011$27,000 41Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina37—1 year out——42Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas37$76,7591 year out—$19,750 43University of South FloridaTampa, Florida35$41,2851 year out$70,904$17,548 44Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York35$82,5311 year out——45University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri33$52,0881 year out—$15,451 46University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois32$38,2961 year out—$22,945 47Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania30$60,7651 year out—$26,816 48University of RochesterRochester, New York28—1 year out——49South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota28—1 year out——50Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa26$53,1321 year out—$23,625 51California State University-East BayHayward, California25—1 year out——52University of California-RiversideRiverside, California25$29,1381 year out—$21,488 53University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina23$69,5431 year out——54University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington23—1 year out——55University of IowaIowa City, Iowa22$75,0951 year out—$20,411 56George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia21—1 year out——57Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota21—1 year out——58University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania21—1 year out——59University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota20$56,4351 year out$83,264$22,797 60University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado19—1 year out——61University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida19—1 year out——62Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina19—1 year out——63The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas19—1 year out——64George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia19—1 year out——65Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia19$62,5981 year out$74,128$15,500 66University of DelawareNewark, Delaware18—1 year out——67University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland18—1 year out——68Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan18—1 year out$82,502—69CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York18—1 year out——70Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania18—1 year out——71The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee18—1 year out——72Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah18$45,2401 year out——73William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia18—1 year out——74University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama17$32,1811 year out$51,684$22,532 75American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia17—1 year out——76United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York17—1 year out——77Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——78Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts16—1 year out——79Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio16—1 year out——80Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado15—1 year out——81University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida15—1 year out——82Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts15—1 year out——83Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana14—1 year out——84University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa14—1 year out——85Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota14—1 year out——86University of VermontBurlington, Vermont14—1 year out——87University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin14—1 year out——88California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California13—1 year out——89CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York13—1 year out——90University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York13—1 year out——91University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio13$47,6891 year out——92University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota12—1 year out——93St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York12—1 year out——94University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri11—1 year out——95Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri11—1 year out——96Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona10$49,4271 year out——97University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho10—1 year out——98Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky10—1 year out——99Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine10—1 year out——100Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington10—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

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

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 (—).