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.
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Comparing Average Salaries of Mathematics & Statistics Majors
After graduation, mathematics and statistics majors from schools in the United States earn an average salary of $46,029 per year. This means that graduates with bachelor's degrees in this field make 16% more than the average college graduate salary of $39,802.
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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 large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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Harvard University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school 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 college with a fairly large student population.
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Our rankings recognize Brown University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a 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 very 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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 fairly 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 suburb of Annapolis, Annapolis is a public college 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 large 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 city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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 fringe town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public school 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. Northwestern U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. RPI is a moderately-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 college 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 fairly 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 moderately-sized public school located in the 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 large 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 moderately-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.
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The #15 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Georgetown University. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Highest Paid Mathematics & Statistics Graduates badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 201 different United States mathematics and statistics schools we analyzed.
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.
Mathematics & Statistics by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Mathematics | 21,856 |
| Statistics | 4,428 |
| Applied Mathematics | 4,288 |
| Other Statistics | 419 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Mathematics & Statistics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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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