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Applied Mathematics.
Bachelor's Degree•203 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($82,200)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,058 - $103,659)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
SAT Average vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.
Overall Median ($84,943)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,359 - $104,454)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$8,386 per 100 SAT points (R² 0.20, n=46)
Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.
Overall Median ($84,943)
P25-P75 Interval ($68,359 - $104,454)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
Trend: +$4,052 per 10 pts lower acceptance (R² 0.19, n=61)
These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge | MA | $170,689 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $19,148 /yr | - | +$824k |
Providence | RI | $157,822 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $26,976 /yr | $8,125 | +$699k |
Hoboken | NJ | $156,419 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $37,396 /yr | $23,250 | +$651k |
Evanston | IL | $148,740 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $34,420 /yr | $17,250 | +$604k |
Chapel Hill | NC | $119,839 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $11,305 /yr | - | +$471k |
Columbus | OH | $120,495 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $17,269 /yr | $13,104 | +$454k |
Berkeley | CA | $118,414 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,538 /yr | $13,000 | +$448k |
Blacksburg | VA | $117,990 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $25,808 /yr | - | +$404k |
Santa Barbara | CA | $109,360 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,807 /yr | $11,567 | +$371k |
Waterbury Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $104,454 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $8,616 /yr | $20,717 | +$364k |
Groton Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $104,454 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $11,184 /yr | $20,717 | +$354k |
Hartford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $104,454 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,961 /yr | $20,717 | +$344k |
Stamford Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $104,454 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,226 /yr | $20,717 | +$343k |
Los Angeles | CA | $103,887 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,659 /yr | $14,348 | +$337k |
Stanford | CA | $97,071 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $12,307 /yr | - | +$324k |
Albany | NY | $103,659 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $18,266 /yr | $16,265 | +$323k |
Storrs Earnings shared by 5 University of Connecticut campuses, which report as one program. | CT | $104,454 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $24,342 /yr | $20,717 | +$307k |
Syracuse | NY | $114,233 Nat: $91,532 5yr Post-Grad | $43,336 /yr | - | +$296k |
Bradford Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $95,719 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,598 /yr | $24,031 | +$279k |
Poughkeepsie | NY | $109,170 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $42,789 /yr | - | +$276k |
Greensburg Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $95,719 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $17,075 /yr | $24,031 | +$266k |
Los Angeles | CA | $101,094 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $33,056 /yr | $18,625 | +$250k |
Menomonie | WI | $92,803 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $17,533 /yr | $20,500 | +$243k |
Long Beach | CA | $90,484 Nat: $91,532 5yr Post-Grad | $9,426 /yr | - | +$241k |
Raleigh | NC | $93,417 Nat: $91,532 5yr Post-Grad | $16,486 /yr | $20,500 | +$237k |
Golden | CO | $98,190 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $32,901 /yr | $20,454 | +$228k |
Pittsburgh Earnings shared by 3 University of Pittsburgh campuses, which report as one program. | PA | $95,719 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $29,362 /yr | $24,031 | +$222k |
New York | NY | $84,653 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $15,370 /yr | - | +$214k |
San Jose | CA | $87,740 Nat: $85,233 5yr Post-Grad | $14,241 /yr | - | +$203k |
La Jolla | CA | $85,233 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,794 /yr | $13,540 | +$195k |
Merced | CA | $82,156 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $11,583 /yr | $11,074 | +$183k |
College Station | TX | $85,792 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $21,527 /yr | $19,070 | +$175k |
Stony Brook | NY | $82,200 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $18,902 /yr | $15,698 | +$157k |
Auburn | AL | $83,741 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $25,424 /yr | - | +$145k |
Charles Town | WV | $73,845 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $11,116 /yr | $20,625 | +$121k |
Smithfield | RI | $86,595 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $39,186 /yr | $24,375 | +$117k |
Lexington | VA | $74,740 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $15,585 /yr | - | +$112k |
Boise | ID | $75,336 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $18,423 /yr | - | +$106k |
Moon Township | PA | $76,610 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $21,445 /yr | - | +$105k |
New York | NY | $66,754 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $1,557 /yr | - | +$101k |
Seattle | WA | $68,778 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $13,663 /yr | - | +$94k |
San Marcos | TX | $72,464 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $16,660 /yr | $20,130 | +$90k |
Tempe | AZ | $71,317 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,694 /yr | $22,984 | +$89k |
Portland | OR | $77,908 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $28,803 /yr | $21,500 | +$88k |
Pullman | WA | $70,085 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,462 /yr | $19,000 | +$84k |
San Diego | CA | $69,606 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $13,243 /yr | $13,798 | +$81k |
Houston | TX | $68,058 Nat: $91,532 5yr Post-Grad | $11,439 /yr | - | +$65k |
Rolla | MO | $66,750 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $15,772 /yr | $18,750 | +$49k |
Bellingham | WA | $68,359 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $19,963 /yr | - | +$47k |
Davis | CA | $65,508 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $14,318 /yr | $11,000 | +$45k |
Rochester | NY | $76,069 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $37,232 /yr | $24,249 | +$44k |
Atlanta | GA | $63,005 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $16,754 /yr | - | +$36k |
Brooklyn | NY | $59,285 Nat: $91,532 5yr Post-Grad | $2,818 /yr | - | +$27k |
Boston | MA | $67,660 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $30,134 /yr | - | +$26k |
Montgomery | AL | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,852 /yr | - | -$0 |
Huntsville | AL | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
Azusa | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $8,509 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $5,115 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northridge | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $6,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $17,491 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $50,518 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stockton | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $24,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $9,803 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moraga | CA | - Nat: $91,532 | $32,200 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $91,532 | $32,994 /yr | $25,125 | -$0 |
New Haven | CT | - Nat: $91,532 | $11,340 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | DE | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $91,532 | $41,302 /yr | - | -$0 |
Daytona Beach | FL | - Nat: $91,532 | $40,539 /yr | $21,000 | -$0 |
Melbourne | FL | - Nat: $91,532 | $36,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $91,532 | $36,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
DeLand | FL | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,521 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $91,532 | $2,757 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valdosta | GA | - Nat: $91,532 | $10,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
Caldwell | ID | - Nat: $91,532 | $19,602 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rock Island | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,153 /yr | - | -$0 |
Carlinville | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $25,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
Galesburg | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $19,292 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lebanon | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $18,457 /yr | - | -$0 |
Naperville | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wheaton | IL | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,059 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mishawaka | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $19,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Franklin | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $24,343 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Bend | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $8,607 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oakland City | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $15,557 /yr | - | -$0 |
Notre Dame | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $25,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Upland | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,508 /yr | - | -$0 |
Crawfordsville | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,532 /yr | - | -$0 |
Des Moines | IA | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,705 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oskaloosa | IA | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,749 /yr | - | -$0 |
Leavenworth | KS | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,881 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wilmore | KY | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,061 /yr | - | -$0 |
Biddeford | ME | - Nat: $91,532 | $38,617 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $91,532 | $34,082 /yr | - | -$0 |
Owings Mills | MD | - Nat: $91,532 | $24,904 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $38,969 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beverly | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $39,219 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lowell | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $17,362 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $14,815 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Andover | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $39,219 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,444 /yr | - | -$0 |
Medford | MA | - Nat: $91,532 | $38,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mount Pleasant | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $17,201 /yr | - | -$0 |
Flint | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $29,797 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,322 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $7,863 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Center | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $12,147 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kalamazoo | MI | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,902 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moorhead | MN | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,280 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,556 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,688 /yr | - | -$0 |
Marshall | MN | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,501 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alcorn State | MS | - Nat: $91,532 | $14,791 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kansas City | MO | - Nat: $91,532 | $24,702 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Helena | MT | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,295 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,150 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keene | NH | - Nat: $91,532 | $17,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bloomfield | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Montclair | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | $15,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Brunswick | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | $24,897 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,013 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Orange | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | $31,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Trenton | NJ | - Nat: $91,532 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $28,930 /yr | - | -$0 |
Potsdam | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $32,137 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hamilton | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $29,409 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $657 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brooklyn | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $950 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $30,647 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,835 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $35,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $34,347 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,775 /yr | - | -$0 |
Utica | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $12,893 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $10,886 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fredonia | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $15,275 /yr | - | -$0 |
Geneseo | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $18,952 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oswego | NY | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,300 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elon | NC | - Nat: $91,532 | $35,785 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $44,622 /yr | - | -$0 |
Findlay | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,406 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,294 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alliance | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,956 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cincinnati | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $19,231 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Clairsville | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $5,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chillicothe | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $6,719 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ironton | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $6,189 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lancaster | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $6,593 /yr | - | -$0 |
Athens | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,666 /yr | - | -$0 |
Zanesville | OH | - Nat: $91,532 | $6,596 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edmond | OK | - Nat: $91,532 | $18,348 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Klamath Falls | OR | - Nat: $91,532 | $17,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ashland | OR | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,998 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lewisburg | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $50,021 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $35,780 /yr | - | -$0 |
Elizabethtown | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $25,682 /yr | - | -$0 |
Beaver Falls | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $19,090 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gettysburg | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $33,015 /yr | - | -$0 |
Middletown | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,753 /yr | - | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $33,675 /yr | - | -$0 |
Latrobe | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,122 /yr | - | -$0 |
Scranton | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $32,132 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,058 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chambersburg | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bristol | RI | - Nat: $91,532 | $37,645 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charleston | SC | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,661 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rapid City | SD | - Nat: $91,532 | $20,827 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sioux Falls | SD | - Nat: $91,532 | $21,417 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $91,532 | $32,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville | TN | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,178 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waco | TX | - Nat: $91,532 | $44,441 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $91,532 | $11,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Georgetown | TX | - Nat: $91,532 | $29,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $91,532 | $22,962 /yr | - | -$0 |
Provo | UT | - Nat: $91,532 | $13,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $91,532 | $27,314 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ogden | UT | - Nat: $91,532 | $10,237 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampden-Sydney | VA | - Nat: $91,532 | $26,626 /yr | - | -$0 |
Staunton | VA | - Nat: $91,532 | $15,810 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $91,532 | $25,419 /yr | - | -$0 |
Walla Walla | WA | - Nat: $91,532 | $29,486 /yr | - | -$0 |
Spokane | WA | - Nat: $91,532 | $23,009 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shepherdstown | WV | - Nat: $91,532 | $7,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $91,532 | $30,561 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison | WI | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,600 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $91,532 | $15,625 /yr | - | -$0 |
Humacao | PR | - Nat: $91,532 | $12,577 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Lafayette | IN | - Nat: $91,532 | $14,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Harrisburg | PA | - Nat: $91,532 | $14,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kennesaw | GA | - Nat: $91,532 | $16,325 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | $61,516 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $23,708 /yr | - | -$965 |
Conway | SC | $59,208 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $15,287 /yr | - | -$9k |
Farmingdale | NY | $50,388 Nat: $91,532 4yr Post-Grad | $6,146 /yr | - | -$50k |
Aiken | SC | $50,439 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $14,565 /yr | - | -$62k |
Big Rapids | MI | $47,260 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $8,402 /yr | - | -$68k |
Moscow | ID | $44,933 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $15,321 /yr | - | -$114k |
Lexington | KY | $46,087 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $18,868 /yr | - | -$116k |
Baltimore | MD | $44,971 Nat: $91,532 2yr Post-Grad | $18,431 /yr | - | -$124k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
- Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).