Amherst College Mathematics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Mathematics
- Private nonprofit college
- Amherst, MA
- About 81 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Amherst College mathematics graduates earn more than graduates of most mathematics programs nationally, $78,500 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $14,745 in federal loans, less than at 91% of mathematics programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying mathematics degrees in Massachusetts.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all mathematics bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Amherst College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $52,410 more than the Massachusetts median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts mathematics program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 60% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $156 a month, or 2.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Amherst Town area are about the same as the national average.
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 all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$95,260Median pay in Massachusetts. 28,460 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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.
Data Scientists
$131,750Median pay in Massachusetts. 9,420 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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.
Natural Sciences Managers
$267,290Median pay in Massachusetts. 10,590 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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.
Statisticians
$96,710Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,480 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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.
About Amherst College
Mathematics ranks 3rd of 11 bachelor's programs at Amherst College by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($100,596), Economics ($90,568), and Mathematics ($78,500).
Other mathematics bachelor's programs near Amherst
Common questions
The median graduate earns $78,500 one year after graduating and $125,945 five years after. The median across mathematics bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $61,761.
The median federal loan balance is $14,745, which ranks 3rd lowest of 14 mathematics bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $156 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 19% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the mathematics program.
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
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024