Best Schools for Mathematics
Mathematics graduates earn a median of $74,925 within four years of graduating, ranking #95 out of 283 tracked majors — 20% above the median across all fields. There are 411 colleges nationwide with tracked earnings for this major, producing 10,503 recent graduates.
Where you study matters: Duke University graduates earn $297,029 while Western Kentucky University graduates earn $38,434 — a $258,595 difference. Factors like location, employer networks, co-op programs, and curriculum focus drive this gap. Across all fields, though, which major you pick separates earnings more than which college does.
Early career salary growth is modest: Mathematics graduates see an average 3% increase between year 1 and year 2 post-graduation, reflecting career advancement and skill development in the first years after college.
Public vs Private: Mathematics
Private schools produce $26,381 more in early earnings on average for Mathematics graduates. Factor in tuition difference to calculate which offers better ROI.
Mathematics by State
Also by state: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Top Mathematics Schools by Graduate Earnings
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · Private
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private
Williams College
Williamstown, MA · Private
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · Private
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · Private
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · Private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · Private
Bentley University
Waltham, MA · Private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA · Private
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA · Public
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · Private
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · Private
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ · Public
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA · Private
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY · Private
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN · Private
New York University
New York, NY · Private
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · Public
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA · Public
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · Public
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO · Public
Providence College
Providence, RI · Private
DePaul University
Chicago, IL · Private
Baylor University
Waco, TX · Private
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · Public
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY · Private
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median 2 years after graduation for bachelor's degree holders, from the field-of-study file last updated June 2026. Institution-level figures elsewhere on the site come from the June 2026 release — Scorecard publishes the two separately.
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