Which state pays mathematics bachelor's graduates the most?

Massachusetts, where the median program pays its graduates $61,761 in their first year, the highest of 17 state rankings. Indiana is next, at $58,764.

Which mathematics bachelor's program pays the most?

Duke University in North Carolina reports the highest first-year pay of the 246 programs ranked here, $121,088. Its median federal debt is $13,000.

How much debt do mathematics bachelor's graduates have?

The median program leaves its graduates with $21,500 in federal debt. Across programs, the median debt is 44% of first-year pay.

Highest-Paying Mathematics (Bachelor's) Programs in the US

246 programs report first-year pay
17 state rankings
Bachelor's in Mathematics

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median mathematics bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $48,725 in their first year and $69,322 five years after. Massachusetts has the highest state median ($61,761), and California the lowest ($38,449). The median program leaves its graduates with $21,500 in federal debt.

Median first-year pay$48,725Across 246 programs

Median pay after 5 years$69,322Across 264 programs

Median federal debt$21,500Across 258 programs

Debt-to-earnings44%Across 229 programs

All 246 programs, ranked by graduate pay

Each program is ranked by the median pay of its graduates one year after they finished, from College Scorecard. This measures what graduates earn, not how good the teaching is. Pay also depends on where graduates live and work. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	After cost of living	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Duke UniversityDurham, NC · private nonprofit	$121,088	Not adjusted	$131,658	$13,000	11%
2	Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · private nonprofit	$110,512	Not adjusted	Not reported	$17,750	16%
3	MITCambridge, MA · private nonprofit	$109,288	Not adjusted	$226,193	$10,003	9%
4	Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · private nonprofit	$108,255	Not adjusted	Not reported	$11,617	11%
5	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · private nonprofit	$103,812	Not adjusted	$140,068	$10,000	10%
6	University of ChicagoChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$100,421	Not adjusted	$146,679	$12,000	12%
7	Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · private nonprofit	$90,213	Not adjusted	$159,954	Not reported	Not reported
8	Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · private nonprofit	$88,081	Not adjusted	$138,020	$17,500	20%
9	Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · private nonprofit	$87,251	Not adjusted	$162,763	$14,146	16%
10	Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN · private nonprofit	$85,977	Not adjusted	$122,674	$25,000	29%
11	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · private nonprofit	$83,171	Not adjusted	$138,612	$10,859	13%
12	University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI · public	$80,676	Not adjusted	$107,395	$21,589	27%
13	RPITroy, NY · private nonprofit	$80,196	Not adjusted	$106,266	$24,250	30%
14	WashUSt. Louis, MO · private nonprofit	$79,799	Not adjusted	Not reported	$18,700	23%
15	Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · private nonprofit	$79,530	$79,563	$119,511	$12,418	16%
16	University of MarylandCollege Park, MD · public	$79,129	$75,390	$101,607	$19,500	25%
17	Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA · private nonprofit	$78,500	Not adjusted	$125,945	$14,745	19%
18	Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	$76,392	$72,234	$98,407	$21,750	28%
19	Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · private nonprofit	$75,481	Not adjusted	$95,240	$25,454	34%
20	Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA · private nonprofit	$74,737	Not adjusted	Not reported	$19,334	26%
21	SMUDallas, TX · private nonprofit	$74,516	$76,776	$89,571	$21,000	28%
22	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · private nonprofit	$74,144	$70,108	$113,093	$18,025	24%
23	Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · private nonprofit	$73,204	Not adjusted	$86,926	$26,949	37%
24	Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · private nonprofit	$72,656	Not adjusted	$143,223	Not reported	Not reported
25	Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · private nonprofit	$70,313	Not adjusted	$89,989	$30,899	44%
26	UW-MadisonMadison, WI · public	$67,744	$71,995	$100,406	$20,500	30%
27	NJITNewark, NJ · public	$65,725	$60,406	$91,649	$26,190	40%
28	Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · private nonprofit	$65,302	Not adjusted	$99,072	$19,000	29%
29	Boston UniversityBoston, MA · private nonprofit	$64,604	$61,087	$71,541	$19,750	31%
30	Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · private nonprofit	$63,076	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
31	College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · private nonprofit	$61,761	$58,399	$105,706	$27,000	44%
32	University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA · public	$61,247	Not adjusted	$63,457	$24,475	40%
33	UVACharlottesville, VA · public	$60,784	$60,120	$133,210	$19,500	32%
34	University of IowaIowa City, IA · public	$60,612	$69,064	$74,686	$21,738	36%
35	William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · public	$60,494	Not adjusted	$114,526	$20,750	34%
36	UT AustinAustin, TX · public	$60,011	$61,831	$86,814	$20,500	34%
37	Penn StateUniversity Park, PA · public	$59,629	$61,113	$85,203	$25,000	42%
38	IU BloomingtonBloomington, IN · public	$59,277	Not adjusted	$78,374	$22,000	37%
39	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · public	$59,167	Not adjusted	$63,318	$22,500	38%
40	University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE · public	$58,995	$65,475	$74,053	$26,069	44%
41	St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · private nonprofit	$58,825	Not adjusted	$85,214	$23,000	39%
42	JMUHarrisonburg, VA · public	$58,810	$58,168	$82,836	$20,876	35%
43	IU EastRichmond, IN · public	$58,764	Not adjusted	$56,971	$22,388	38%
44	NYUNew York, NY · private nonprofit	$58,481	$54,189	$121,490	$19,500	33%
45	UT DallasRichardson, TX · public	$58,238	$60,004	Not reported	$19,745	34%
46	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN · public	$58,153	$58,966	$81,554	$22,095	38%
47	St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · private nonprofit	$58,047	Not adjusted	$87,196	$25,000	43%
48	Athens StateAthens, AL · public	$57,584	$64,830	$53,236	Not reported	Not reported
49	Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA · private nonprofit	$57,551	Not adjusted	Not reported	$23,281	40%
50	University of MemphisMemphis, TN · public	$57,310	$62,382	$74,774	$24,125	42%
51	Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · private nonprofit	$57,166	Not adjusted	$75,713	$22,483	39%
52	Towson UniversityTowson, MD · public	$56,443	$53,776	$80,195	$25,000	44%
53	UW-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · public	$56,284	$59,816	$87,751	$27,000	48%
54	University of MissouriColumbia, MO · public	$56,132	Not adjusted	Not reported	$18,500	33%
55	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · private nonprofit	$55,916	Not adjusted	Not reported	$14,957	27%
56	Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA · public	$55,731	$55,122	$70,431	$23,250	42%
57	DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · private nonprofit	$55,586	$55,609	$92,944	$26,154	47%
58	University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, MN · public	$55,482	$56,258	$74,490	$23,975	43%
59	University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · public	$55,330	$54,097	$70,156	$23,610	43%
60	Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · private nonprofit	$55,193	Not adjusted	Not reported	$13,807	25%
61	RutgersNew Brunswick, NJ · public	$54,953	$50,506	$97,521	$23,000	42%
62	University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · public	$54,781	$54,413	$81,236	$18,999	35%
63	George MasonFairfax, VA · public	$54,711	$54,114	$85,621	$24,000	44%
64	University of HoustonHouston, TX · public	$54,710	$56,369	$64,880	$20,100	37%
65	Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN · private nonprofit	$54,387	$55,147	Not reported	$26,452	49%
66	Kent StateKent, OH · public	$54,367	$58,602	$58,637	$19,250	35%
67	UMBCBaltimore, MD · public	$54,362	$51,794	$86,534	$16,875	31%
68	Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · public	$53,915	$49,552	$66,331	$25,984	48%
69	Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · private nonprofit	$53,698	Not adjusted	$94,417	$16,275	30%
70	UNC Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · public	$53,402	$56,614	$101,719	$14,500	27%
71	UConnStorrs, CT · public	$53,284	$51,427	$65,438	$23,750	45%
72	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · private nonprofit	$53,223	$49,317	Not reported	$27,000	51%
73	Cal Poly SLOSan Luis Obispo, CA · public	$53,136	$47,991	$78,202	$16,718	31%
74	UNTDenton, TX · public	$53,133	$54,744	$63,783	$23,689	45%
75	Ohio StateColumbus, OH · public	$52,921	$57,043	$75,971	$20,500	39%
76	Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TX · public	$52,774	$54,374	$58,594	Not reported	Not reported
77	ASUTempe, AZ · public	$52,729	$52,374	$84,496	$21,500	41%
78	CU DenverDenver, CO · public	$52,695	$51,134	$71,496	$27,000	51%
79	Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, WI · private nonprofit	$52,644	$55,948	Not reported	$27,000	51%
80	Illinois StateNormal, IL · public	$52,597	$52,619	$65,120	$20,309	39%
81	Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI · private nonprofit	$52,593	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	51%
82	UC San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · public	$52,339	$47,271	$70,456	$16,250	31%
83	University of DelawareNewark, DE · public	$52,308	Not adjusted	$92,170	$27,000	52%
84	UH-Clear LakeHouston, TX · public	$52,160	$53,742	$60,011	$16,392	31%
85	Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · private nonprofit	$52,085	Not adjusted	$77,602	$19,000	36%
86	East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX · public	$52,044	$53,622	$79,846	$19,333	37%
87	Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ · private nonprofit	$51,980	$47,774	$73,949	$26,994	52%
88	Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA · private nonprofit	$51,950	$48,546	$74,637	$27,000	52%
89	UT ArlingtonArlington, TX · public	$51,443	$53,003	$58,273	$17,161	33%
90	Iowa StateAmes, IA · public	$51,422	$58,593	$75,294	$22,942	45%
91	SNHUManchester, NH · private nonprofit	$51,396	Not adjusted	$69,545	$30,833	60%
92	UCFOrlando, FL · public	$51,315	$49,621	Not reported	$11,692	23%
93	McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL · private nonprofit	$51,157	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,750	43%
94	Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA · public	$50,912	$50,356	$64,496	$23,000	45%
95	Montclair StateMontclair, NJ · public	$50,810	$46,698	$60,997	$22,125	44%
96	TCNJEwing, NJ · public	$50,762	$46,654	$77,172	$26,000	51%
97	Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · private nonprofit	$50,712	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
98	Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · public	$50,698	$46,595	$62,698	$20,898	41%
99	Providence CollegeProvidence, RI · private nonprofit	$50,697	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	53%
100	Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ · private nonprofit	$50,478	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
101	Rice UniversityHouston, TX · private nonprofit	$50,286	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
102	UW-WhitewaterWhitewater, WI · public	$50,285	$53,441	$56,282	$22,248	44%
103	University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC · public	$49,949	Not adjusted	$74,650	$22,700	45%
104	Florida StateTallahassee, FL · public	$49,919	$48,271	$63,456	$27,811	56%
105	Texas StateSan Marcos, TX · public	$49,708	$51,215	$61,642	$26,000	52%
106	UW-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · public	$49,651	$52,767	$72,149	$23,000	46%
107	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ · public	$49,588	$49,255	$62,616	$19,468	39%
108	UMass LowellLowell, MA · public	$49,571	$46,873	$73,307	$25,539	52%
109	Miami UniversityOxford, OH · public	$49,541	Not adjusted	Not reported	$18,850	38%
110	FIUMiami, FL · public	$49,507	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
111	UH-DowntownHouston, TX · public	$49,496	$50,997	Not reported	$17,004	34%
112	PurdueWest Lafayette, IN · public	$49,387	Not adjusted	Not reported	$18,820	38%
113	Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · private nonprofit	$49,314	Not adjusted	$72,440	$26,940	55%
114	Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD · public	$49,125	$46,804	$68,795	$23,250	47%
115	Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · public	$48,997	$47,546	$71,486	$33,279	68%
116	Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX · public	$48,927	$50,411	$56,200	$17,812	36%
117	Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · public	$48,918	$45,328	$80,498	Not reported	Not reported
118	University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH · public	$48,914	$52,724	Not reported	$20,970	43%
119	University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · public	$48,842	$49,403	Not reported	$24,625	50%
120	East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PA · public	$48,828	$50,043	$56,334	Not reported	Not reported
121	Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA · public	$48,772	$49,986	$60,732	$26,483	54%
122	UIUCChampaign, IL · public	$48,728	$48,748	$81,840	$20,847	43%
123	University of KansasLawrence, KS · public	$48,726	Not adjusted	Not reported	$27,000	55%
124	Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA · public	$48,724	Not adjusted	$53,549	$25,900	53%
125	Central Connecticut StateNew Britain, CT · public	$48,660	$46,965	$66,938	$25,000	51%
126	UW-Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · public	$48,609	$51,659	$69,642	$24,937	51%
127	Bridgewater StateBridgewater, MA · public	$48,457	$45,819	$64,119	$27,000	56%
128	Missouri StateSpringfield, MO · public	$48,188	$53,061	$69,005	$19,922	41%
129	Sam Houston StateHuntsville, TX · public	$48,114	$49,573	$58,286	$28,000	58%
130	Mississippi StateMississippi State, MS · public	$48,084	Not adjusted	Not reported	$22,050	46%
131	Michigan StateEast Lansing, MI · public	$47,951	$49,836	$71,880	$21,500	45%
132	Westfield StateWestfield, MA · public	$47,922	$45,313	$63,390	Not reported	Not reported
133	Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA · private nonprofit	$47,918	Not adjusted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
134	Colorado StateFort Collins, CO · public	$47,835	$46,418	$74,186	$21,020	44%
135	Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · public	$47,822	$44,312	$90,593	$19,725	41%
136	Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · public	$47,529	$50,698	$85,098	$22,500	47%
137	Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA · public	$47,277	$48,453	$53,302	$26,500	56%
138	UTRGVEdinburg, TX · public	$47,199	$48,630	$61,938	$12,225	26%
139	University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · public	$47,188	$49,005	$75,014	$20,645	44%
140	Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · private nonprofit	$47,141	Not adjusted	$76,783	$20,500	43%
141	Oklahoma StateStillwater, OK · public	$46,943	Not adjusted	Not reported	$23,301	50%
142	Bowling Green StateBowling Green, OH · public	$46,678	$50,314	$61,120	$24,000	51%
143	UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · public	$46,674	$42,155	$87,173	$20,500	44%
144	University of WashingtonSeattle, WA · public	$46,585	$43,532	$96,036	$15,501	33%
145	South Dakota StateBrookings, SD · public	$46,520	Not adjusted	$57,178	$18,000	39%
146	UC Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · public	$46,447	$41,950	$75,626	$17,000	37%
147	University of Nevada-RenoReno, NV · public	$46,365	$46,375	$77,008	$15,000	32%
148	University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL · public	$46,176	$44,652	Not reported	$17,345	38%
149	UABBirmingham, AL · public	$46,130	$51,935	$52,520	$25,350	55%
150	Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo, TX · public	$46,055	$47,451	$57,950	$8,000	17%
151	UW-Stevens PointStevens Point, WI · public	$46,041	$48,930	Not reported	$23,642	51%
152	University of FloridaGainesville, FL · public	$46,036	$44,516	$86,226	$16,675	36%
153	University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · public	$46,016	$42,639	$67,072	$18,750	41%
154	UC IrvineIrvine, CA · public	$45,924	$41,478	$75,692	$19,000	41%
155	Eastern Connecticut StateWillimantic, CT · public	$45,858	$44,260	$58,780	$21,897	48%
156	Texas A&MCollege Station, TX · public	$45,771	$47,159	$61,876	$18,223	40%
157	University at AlbanyAlbany, NY · public	$45,744	$42,387	$55,615	$22,803	50%
158	University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA · public	$45,533	$47,286	$55,484	$22,750	50%
159	Texas TechLubbock, TX · public	$45,476	$46,855	$60,209	$29,750	65%
160	University of RochesterRochester, NY · private nonprofit	$45,426	Not adjusted	$119,738	$22,500	50%
161	IU IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · public	$45,397	$48,642	$53,149	$23,868	53%
162	Grand Valley StateAllendale, MI · public	$45,349	$47,132	$54,584	$27,000	60%
163	Oregon StateCorvallis, OR · public	$45,204	$43,734	$63,194	$19,417	43%
164	Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · private nonprofit	$45,195	$46,565	$59,531	$25,000	55%
165	Middle Tennessee StateMurfreesboro, TN · public	$45,184	$49,183	$57,922	$18,750	41%
166	Cal State FullertonFullerton, CA · public	$44,903	$40,555	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
167	Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL · public	$44,857	$44,876	$73,553	$25,044	56%
167	University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL · public	$44,857	Not adjusted	$69,002	$20,000	45%
169	University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO · public	$44,668	$43,345	$60,194	$20,700	46%
170	University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM · public	$44,639	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,219	48%
171	Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA · public	$44,263	$45,364	$62,540	$24,293	55%
172	San Francisco StateSan Francisco, CA · public	$44,257	$39,972	$75,911	$18,697	42%
173	LSUBaton Rouge, LA · public	$44,136	$50,037	$67,143	$15,000	34%
174	Purdue Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN · public	$43,893	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,500	49%
175	SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY · public	$43,803	$40,588	$70,445	$19,450	44%
176	VCURichmond, VA · public	$43,784	$43,306	Not reported	$27,000	62%
177	NC StateRaleigh, NC · public	$43,585	$46,207	Not reported	$21,256	49%
178	Georgia StateAtlanta, GA · public	$43,315	$44,983	$62,151	$19,544	45%
179	University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · public	$43,225	$47,973	$73,518	$19,261	45%
180	Worcester StateWorcester, MA · public	$43,169	$40,819	Not reported	$27,000	63%
181	UTSASan Antonio, TX · public	$43,127	$44,435	$64,219	$24,151	56%
182	Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA · public	$43,105	$44,178	$56,401	Not reported	Not reported
183	Kansas StateManhattan, KS · public	$43,067	Not adjusted	Not reported	$21,250	49%
184	USFTampa, FL · public	$43,011	$41,591	$55,118	$24,122	56%
185	UNC CharlotteCharlotte, NC · public	$42,740	$45,311	$68,817	$25,000	58%
186	University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA · public	$42,729	$48,687	$52,184	$19,723	46%
187	UMass AmherstAmherst, MA · public	$42,682	$40,359	$84,846	$23,250	54%
188	UL LafayetteLafayette, LA · public	$42,475	Not adjusted	Not reported	$24,200	57%
189	UTEPEl Paso, TX · public	$42,424	$43,710	$57,385	$17,195	41%
190	William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · public	$42,187	$38,773	$70,526	$24,010	57%
191	FAUBoca Raton, FL · public	$41,866	$40,484	$53,969	$22,755	54%
192	Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA · private nonprofit	$41,695	Not adjusted	$71,748	$27,000	65%
193	University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR · public	$41,409	Not adjusted	$63,660	$16,500	40%
194	CU BoulderBoulder, CO · public	$41,176	$39,957	$82,787	$20,960	51%
195	Cleveland StateCleveland, OH · public	$41,164	$44,370	$61,553	$26,000	63%
196	University of Central ArkansasConway, AR · public	$40,993	$47,153	Not reported	$16,711	41%
197	East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC · public	$40,888	$43,348	$53,015	$21,500	53%
198	Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · public	$40,886	$37,885	$61,161	$16,872	41%
199	Appalachian StateBoone, NC · public	$40,856	$43,314	$61,271	$17,500	43%
200	UC Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · public	$40,798	$36,848	$76,366	$19,232	47%
201	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, OK · public	$40,531	Not adjusted	Not reported	$16,500	41%
202	Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · public	$40,235	$36,979	$63,214	$27,000	67%
203	UH ManoaHonolulu, HI · public	$39,963	Not adjusted	$63,061	$18,197	46%
204	Wright StateDayton, OH · public	$39,950	Not adjusted	Not reported	$20,750	52%
205	University of KentuckyLexington, KY · public	$39,211	$43,491	$58,171	$22,500	57%
206	University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN · public	$39,043	$42,498	$50,409	$25,000	64%
207	Sonoma StateRohnert Park, CA · public	$38,699	$34,952	$63,072	$18,212	47%
208	CSUNNorthridge, CA · public	$38,598	$34,861	$64,465	$16,949	44%
209	UCLALos Angeles, CA · public	$38,449	$34,726	$91,295	$14,920	39%
210	Chico StateChico, CA · public	$38,212	$34,512	$62,551	$15,000	39%
211	University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA · public	$37,937	$38,881	$69,210	$27,000	71%
212	Cal State LALos Angeles, CA · public	$37,845	$34,181	Not reported	$13,053	34%
213	University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA · private nonprofit	$37,610	Not adjusted	$81,474	$22,000	58%
214	Cal State Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · public	$37,568	$33,931	Not reported	$21,310	57%
215	Portland StatePortland, OR · public	$37,427	$36,210	$68,456	$26,480	71%
216	Stanislaus StateTurlock, CA · public	$37,292	$33,681	Not reported	$14,737	40%
217	UCCSColorado Springs, CO · public	$37,197	$36,095	Not reported	$22,500	60%
218	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · public	$36,784	$34,084	$80,309	$22,500	61%
219	Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL · public	$36,114	Not adjusted	$57,703	Not reported	Not reported
220	Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA · public	$35,511	Not adjusted	$60,055	$24,650	69%
221	College of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY · public	$35,307	$32,716	Not reported	$12,500	35%
222	Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC · public	$34,802	$36,895	$43,145	$27,000	78%
223	University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV · public	$34,624	$34,631	Not reported	$24,853	72%
224	St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · private nonprofit	$34,531	Not adjusted	$62,529	$21,697	63%
225	Montana StateBozeman, MT · public	$34,475	$36,426	$70,536	$24,000	70%
226	Cal State Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA · public	$34,118	$30,815	Not reported	$15,603	46%
227	UNC AshevilleAsheville, NC · public	$33,651	$35,675	$51,282	$24,455	73%
228	Arkansas StateJonesboro, AR · public	$32,625	Not adjusted	$43,276	$20,500	63%
229	SUNY CortlandCortland, NY · public	$32,451	Not adjusted	Not reported	$25,000	77%
230	Cal State Long BeachLong Beach, CA · public	$32,162	$29,048	$59,026	$18,000	56%
231	SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · public	$31,916	$29,573	$67,898	$17,750	56%
232	UMSLSaint Louis, MO · public	$31,856	$35,077	$60,849	$21,143	66%
233	Queens CollegeQueens, NY · public	$31,747	$29,417	$74,200	$11,745	37%
234	Troy UniversityTroy, AL · public	$31,339	Not adjusted	$53,047	$17,500	56%
235	Sacramento StateSacramento, CA · public	$30,851	$27,864	$63,062	$17,204	56%
236	New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · public	$30,605	$28,128	$54,338	$20,250	66%
237	University of VermontBurlington, VT · public	$30,408	Not adjusted	$81,078	$19,000	62%
238	Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · public	$29,957	$27,758	$76,687	Not reported	Not reported
239	Cal Poly PomonaPomona, CA · public	$29,697	$26,822	$66,222	$15,038	51%
240	UC DavisDavis, CA · public	$29,300	$26,463	$62,895	$13,000	44%
241	Cal State San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · public	$29,219	$26,390	$62,031	$15,108	52%
242	UC RiversideRiverside, CA · public	$27,227	$24,591	$63,375	$18,500	68%
243	University of OregonEugene, OR · public	$25,241	$24,420	$78,678	$15,475	61%
244	UNC GreensboroGreensboro, NC · public	$24,619	Not adjusted	$53,880	$25,661	104%
245	Morehead StateMorehead, KY · public	$24,257	$26,905	$45,601	$24,218	100%
246	Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA · public	$22,953	$21,449	$77,518	$21,498	94%

Pay after cost of living divides first-year pay by the Bureau of Economic Analysis price level of the school's state, where the US average is 100. It is shown for 170 programs where at least half of the graduates who work are working in the school's state. The other 76, whose graduates mostly work in other states or whose state has no price level, are listed last when you sort by it.

17 programs report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

College Scorecard withholds pay for programs with too few graduates, to protect their privacy, so those programs can't be ranked.

Mathematics (Bachelor's) programs by state

Each row is the median across the state's mathematics bachelor's programs. State names link to the full ranking of that state's programs.

#	State	Programs	Year 1 pay	Debt
1	Massachusetts	15	$61,761	$19,750
2	Indiana	7	$58,764	$22,000
3	Virginia	8	$57,271	$23,250
4	Minnesota	5	$57,166	$23,000
5	Maryland	5	$56,443	$19,500
6	Illinois	7	$52,597	$20,578
7	New Jersey	11	$50,762	$24,997
8	Wisconsin	9	$50,285	$23,642
9	Texas	21	$49,708	$19,745
10	Ohio	7	$48,914	$20,860
11	Pennsylvania	14	$48,800	$25,945
12	Washington	5	$46,585	$21,749
13	Colorado	6	$46,252	$21,760
14	Florida	8	$46,106	$20,050
15	New York	22	$45,880	$20,005
16	North Carolina	9	$40,888	$21,946
17	California	23	$38,449	$16,834

Programs in 29 more states and territories report pay, but too few to rank. A state ranking needs at least five programs that report both pay and debt.

Quick picks nationwide

Lowest median debt

Texas A&M International University, TX$8,000
MIT, MA$10,003
Johns Hopkins University, MD$10,859
UCF, FL$11,692
Queens College, NY$11,745
University of Chicago, IL$12,000
UTRGV, TX$12,225
Northwestern University, IL$12,418
College of Staten Island, NY$12,500
Duke University, NC$13,000

Lowest debt for the pay

MIT, MA9%
Duke University, NC11%
University of Chicago, IL12%
Johns Hopkins University, MD13%
Northwestern University, IL16%
Tufts University, MA16%
Cornell University, NY16%
Texas A&M International University, TX17%
Amherst College, MA19%
UCF, FL23%

Only the 168 programs with their own page here are included. "Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to mathematics, largest first. Pay is the median across the US and all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$72,040

Median pay in the US. 1,065,210 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,780Top 10%: $107,600

Data Scientists

$120,230

Median pay in the US. 262,440 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $67,240Top 10%: $199,130

Natural Sciences Managers

$167,220

Median pay in the US. 108,690 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $79,710Top 10%: $316,850

Statisticians

$105,650

Median pay in the US. 29,030 people work in this job in the US. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $64,000Top 10%: $174,050

Common questions

The median mathematics bachelor's program in the US pays its graduates $48,725 in their first year and $69,322 five years after.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
National medians include every program in the 50 states, DC, and US territories, including schools that have since closed. Schools with several campuses that report one combined figure are counted once.
Programs are ranked by College Scorecard median pay one year after graduation. Pay after cost of living uses the price level of the school's state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025. Price levels are the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities for 2024.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024