2021 Highest Paid Mathematics Graduates
Finding the Best Mathematics School for You
In 2018-2019, 21,856 people earned their bachelor's in mathematics, making the major the #25 most popular in the United States.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Highest Paid Math list to help you make the college decision.
For this year's Highest Paid Mathematics Graduates ranking, we looked at 181 colleges that offer a bachelor's in math.
The numbers used in this ranking are early career salaries, which we define to be 10 years after a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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How Much Do Mathematics Majors Make After Graduation?
After graduating, mathematics majors that go to school in the United States go on to jobs making an average of $44,028 per year. This means that graduates with bachelor's degrees in this field make 11% more than the average college graduate salary of $39,802.
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2021 Highest Paid Mathematics Grads in the United States
Below you'll see a list of the colleges and universities that produce the highest paid mathematics majors.
Top 25 Best Schools for Highly Paid Math Graduates
Our rankings recognize Harvard University as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. Math majors who obtain their bachelor's from the school make an average salary of $120,300.
Math majors at MIT take out an average of $12,251 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree, math majors make an average salary of $78,600.
On average, math graduates from Johns Hopkins take out $15,756 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $161.
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Our rankings recognize Carnegie Mellon University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
On average, math graduates from Carnegie Mellon take out $22,749 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree.
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Our rankings recognize Cornell University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Math majors who obtain their bachelor's from the school make an average salary of $76,300.
Math majors at Cornell take out an average of $14,449 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $148.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Princeton University. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.
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Our rankings recognize Vanderbilt University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Math majors who obtain their bachelor's from the school make an average salary of $75,500.
Math majors at Vanderbilt take out an average of $15,455 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $163, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Our rankings recognize Yale University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Duke University. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree, math majors make an average salary of $74,700.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at Duke take out while working on their bachelor's is $7,387. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $57.
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Northwestern University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northwestern U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Math majors who obtain their bachelor's from the school make an average salary of $71,000.
On average, math graduates from Northwestern U take out $15,568 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $149.
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United States Naval Academy earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Annapolis, Annapolis is a public college with a small student population.
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Our rankings recognize University of Chicago as the #7 school in this year's rankings. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree, math majors make an average salary of $70,700.
After completing their bachelor's degree, math graduates from UChicago carry an average student debtload of $17,221. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $184, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy. The average salary for a student who gets a bachelor's degree in math from the school is $70,500.
On average, math graduates from RPI take out $21,518 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $241.
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College of William and Mary comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
Math majors at William & Mary take out an average of $17,065 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $200.
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Our rankings recognize University of Pennsylvania as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at UPenn take out while working on their bachelor's is $15,639.
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Boston College earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. The average salary for a student who gets a bachelor's degree in math from the school is $65,700.
Math majors at Boston College take out an average of $15,662 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $171.
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Our rankings recognize Georgetown University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
On average, math graduates from Georgetown take out $15,798 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $174, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Our rankings recognize Northeastern University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. Students who receive their bachelor's in math from the school go on to jobs that make an average salary of $63,700.
On average, math graduates from Northeastern take out $25,099 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $288, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. U of Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree, math majors make an average salary of $61,900.
On average, math graduates from U of Michigan take out $16,300 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $171.
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Kenyon College earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Kenyon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Gambier.
While working on their bachelor's, math majors at Kenyon accumulate an average of around $14,935 in student debt.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Amherst College. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Amherst. Students who receive their bachelor's in math from the school go on to jobs that make an average salary of $61,000.
After completing their bachelor's degree, math graduates from Amherst carry an average student debtload of $15,875.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brown University. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
While working on their bachelor's, math majors at Brown accumulate an average of around $15,269 in student debt.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. Students who receive their bachelor's in math from the school go on to jobs that make an average salary of $60,700.
The average amount in student loans that math majors at University of Virginia take out while working on their bachelor's is $17,399. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $210.
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Our rankings recognize Stanford University as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
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Our rankings recognize Columbia University in the City of New York as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Math majors at Columbia take out an average of $16,272 in student loans while working on their bachelor's degree.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Highest Paid Mathematics Graduates badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 181 different United States mathematics schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Math students seeking high pay that almost earned our Highest Paid Mathematics Graduates award.
Mathematics by Region
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Mathematics Related Rankings by Major
Mathematics is one of 3 different types of Mathematics & Statistics programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Statistics | 4,428 |
| Applied Mathematics | 4,288 |
| Other Statistics | 419 |
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Notes and References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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