2021 Highest Paid Mathematics & Statistics Graduates
Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics School for You
In 2018-2019, 30,991 people earned their bachelor's in mathematics and statistics, making the major the #18 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 Mathematics & Statistics list to help you make the college decision.
This year's Highest Paid Mathematics & Statistics Graduates ranking analyzed 201 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in mathematics and statistics.
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.
Salaries of Mathematics & Statistics Majors After Graduation
The average mathematics and statistics major who graduates from a school in the United States earns about $46,029 per year during the early years of their career. This is great news for these degree holders since it is 16% more than the national average of $39,802 for typical college graduates!
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2021 Highest Paid Mathematics & Statistics Grads in the United States
The highest paid mathematics and statistics majors graduate from the following colleges and universities.
Top 25 Best Schools for Highly Paid Mathematics & Statistics Graduates
Massachusetts Institute of Technology earned the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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Harvard University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Yale University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Our rankings recognize Brown University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
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Johns Hopkins University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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Princeton University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.
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Columbia University in the City of New York earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Cornell University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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United States Naval Academy landed the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Located in the large suburb of Annapolis, Annapolis is a public school with a small student population.
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Our rankings recognize University of Notre Dame as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Duke University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Our rankings recognize University of Chicago as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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United States Air Force Academy landed the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Located in the town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public college with a small student population.
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The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to George Washington University. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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Northwestern University comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Our rankings recognize Boston College as the #13 school in this year's rankings. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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College of William and Mary comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.
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Northeastern University landed the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Stanford University comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid mathematics and statistics school. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgetown University. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Highest Paid Mathematics & Statistics Graduates award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 32 | Rutgers University - Newark | Newark, NJ |
| 33 | University of Pittsburgh - Bradford | Bradford, PA |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg | Greensburg, PA |
| 35 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL |
| 36 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 37 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 38 | Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| 39 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA |
| 40 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
Mathematics & Statistics by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | 21,856 |
| Statistics | 4,428 |
| Applied Mathematics | 4,288 |
| Other Statistics | 419 |
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 128,724 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 126,493 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | 92,596 |
| Physical Sciences | 32,633 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 21,156 |
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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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