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Applied Mathematics.
Master's Degree•137 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 ($106,697)
P25-P75 Interval ($86,689 - $132,383)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nashville | TN | $216,406 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $15,846 /yr | $61,500 | +$1213k |
Seattle | WA | $149,209 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $14,091 /yr | $39,238 | +$641k |
Baltimore | MD | $144,429 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | - | +$591k |
Raleigh | NC | $141,131 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $17,303 /yr | - | +$566k |
Dallas | TX | $144,761 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $40,892 /yr | $60,500 | +$554k |
Richardson | TX | $132,383 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $18,267 /yr | $30,095 | +$488k |
Hoboken | NJ | $134,886 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $41,346 /yr | - | +$468k |
Minneapolis | MN | $123,369 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $16,778 /yr | - | +$413k |
Los Angeles | CA | $117,572 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $12,548 /yr | - | +$412k |
Stony Brook | NY | $115,518 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | - | +$341k |
Austin | TX | $115,629 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $19,857 /yr | $55,540 | +$340k |
Troy | NY | $114,450 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $36,228 /yr | - | +$300k |
Columbus | OH | $107,934 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $17,339 /yr | $22,961 | +$278k |
Los Angeles | CA | $106,697 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $32,740 /yr | $57,179 | +$239k |
Tempe | AZ | $99,043 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $14,967 /yr | $47,980 | +$204k |
Boston | MA | $97,071 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $24,402 /yr | - | +$204k |
Chicago | IL | $101,965 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $30,902 /yr | $37,197 | +$201k |
New York | NY | $98,743 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $37,050 /yr | - | +$196k |
Long Beach | CA | $94,256 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $10,440 /yr | $27,285 | +$171k |
Waterbury | CT | $86,689 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | - | +$134k |
Groton | CT | $86,689 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | - | +$129k |
Hartford | CT | $86,689 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | - | +$124k |
Stamford | CT | $86,689 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | - | +$123k |
Cincinnati | OH | $91,400 Nat: $116,060 4yr Post-Grad | $25,648 /yr | - | +$118k |
Storrs | CT | $86,689 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | - | +$108k |
Auburn | AL | - Nat: $116,060 | $24,323 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairbanks | AK | - Nat: $116,060 | $10,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,248 /yr | - | -$0 |
Conway | AR | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,511 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $26,285 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fullerton | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $6,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
Davis | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,741 /yr | - | -$0 |
Irvine | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,251 /yr | $37,837 | -$0 |
La Jolla | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $12,470 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Cruz | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Claremont | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Malibu | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $58,098 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,364 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $30,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Clara | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $50,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denver | CO | - Nat: $116,060 | $11,900 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Colorado Springs | CO | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,788 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boulder | CO | - Nat: $116,060 | $25,346 /yr | - | -$0 |
Golden | CO | - Nat: $116,060 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $116,060 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
New Britain | CT | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,857 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfield | CT | - Nat: $116,060 | $48,095 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Haven | CT | - Nat: $116,060 | $34,192 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washington | DC | - Nat: $116,060 | $36,586 /yr | - | -$0 |
Orlando | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $10,411 /yr | - | -$0 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Daytona Beach | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $41,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boca Raton | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $8,752 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $9,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coral Gables | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $37,244 /yr | $66,108 | -$0 |
Jacksonville | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $10,154 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $116,060 | $12,116 /yr | - | -$0 |
Atlanta | GA | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,931 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champaign | IL | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,355 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $116,060 | $18,425 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dekalb | IL | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,391 /yr | - | -$0 |
Evanston | IL | - Nat: $116,060 | $29,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Iowa City | IA | - Nat: $116,060 | $22,531 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cedar Falls | IA | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $116,060 | $18,851 /yr | $20,500 | -$0 |
New Orleans | LA | - Nat: $116,060 | $39,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,467 /yr | - | -$0 |
College Park | MD | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,678 /yr | - | -$0 |
Towson | MD | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,413 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wellesley | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $40,514 /yr | - | -$0 |
Waltham | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $35,736 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $28,714 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $19,066 /yr | - | -$0 |
Amherst | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $22,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cambridge | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $20,111 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Worcester | MA | - Nat: $116,060 | $43,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,138 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Lansing | MI | - Nat: $116,060 | $19,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dearborn | MI | - Nat: $116,060 | $9,492 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $116,060 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
Detroit | MI | - Nat: $116,060 | $12,766 /yr | - | -$0 |
Duluth | MN | - Nat: $116,060 | $18,743 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $116,060 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rolla | MO | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,298 /yr | - | -$0 |
St. Louis | MO | - Nat: $116,060 | $21,786 /yr | - | -$0 |
Durham | NH | - Nat: $116,060 | $23,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
Newark | NJ | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,504 /yr | - | -$0 |
Princeton | NJ | - Nat: $116,060 | $6,128 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $21,590 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ithaca | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $28,690 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $3,033 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Brookville | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $33,062 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverdale | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $27,256 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $34,906 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $20,995 /yr | - | -$0 |
Syracuse | NY | - Nat: $116,060 | $38,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlotte | NC | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Akron | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,946 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $24,022 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $41,190 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dayton | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $29,533 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kent | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $20,787 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wright State University-Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dayton | OH | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,415 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond | OK | - Nat: $116,060 | $18,309 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stillwater | OK | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,447 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $116,060 | $15,000 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eugene | OR | - Nat: $116,060 | $22,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | OR | - Nat: $116,060 | $9,552 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $116,060 | $28,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
Slippery Rock | PA | - Nat: $116,060 | $19,608 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $116,060 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Providence | RI | - Nat: $116,060 | $25,184 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $116,060 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,276 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston | TX | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,370 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Marcos | TX | - Nat: $116,060 | $16,805 /yr | - | -$0 |
The University of Texas at Arlington ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Arlington | TX | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,951 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Antonio | TX | - Nat: $116,060 | $10,836 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hampton | VA | - Nat: $116,060 | $25,319 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norfolk | VA | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,638 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $116,060 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tacoma | WA | - Nat: $116,060 | $19,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $116,060 | $34,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pullman | WA | - Nat: $116,060 | $14,971 /yr | - | -$0 |
Menomonie | WI | - Nat: $116,060 | $17,490 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stanford | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $13,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Myers | FL | - Nat: $116,060 | $12,568 /yr | - | -$0 |
Merced | CA | - Nat: $116,060 | $11,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
California | PA | - Nat: $116,060 | $18,256 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | $67,164 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $36,931 /yr | - | -$92k |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San German | PR | $21,508 Nat: $116,060 2yr Post-Grad | $9,148 /yr | - | -$499k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.