How much debt do Notre Dame mathematics graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $19,000, which ranks 2nd lowest of 7 mathematics bachelor's programs in Indiana. That works out to about $201 a month over 10 years.

Is a mathematics degree from Notre Dame worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 29% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%.

Notre Dame Mathematics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Mathematics
Private nonprofit university
Notre Dame, IN
About 38 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Notre Dame mathematics graduates earn more than graduates of most mathematics programs nationally, $65,302 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $21,500. One other Indiana program reports higher pay.

First-year earnings$65,30289th percentile of 246 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$99,07252% more than year one

Median federal debt$19,0002nd lowest of 7 Indiana programs

Debt-to-earnings29%Indiana median 38%, national 44%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Indiana and national columns are the medians across all mathematics bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Notre Dame	Indiana	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$65,302	$58,764	$48,725
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$99,072	$59,201	$69,322
Median federal debt at graduation	$19,000	$22,000	$21,500
Debt as share of first-year pay	29%	38%	44%
Programs compared		7	246

Five years out, Notre Dame graduates earn more than the national figure and about $39,871 more than the Indiana median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana mathematics program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana medians.

Notre DameOther Indiana programs

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 52% between the first and fifth year.

Notre Dame grads, year 1$65,302

Notre Dame grads, year 5$99,072

All Indiana mathematics grads, year 5$59,201

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 $201 a month, or 3.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the South Bend area are about 7% below the national average, so a $65,302 salary here buys what about $70,325 buys in a typical US city.

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

$61,880

Median pay in Indiana. 20,430 people work in this job in Indiana. 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%: $48,300Top 10%: $95,070

Data Scientists

$91,470

Median pay in Indiana. 3,580 people work in this job in Indiana. 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%: $58,750Top 10%: $141,250

Natural Sciences Managers

$108,250

Median pay in Indiana. 1,670 people work in this job in Indiana. 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%: $56,530Top 10%: $203,340

Statisticians

$109,300

Median pay in Indiana. 230 people work in this job in Indiana. 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%: $40,340Top 10%: $180,010

About Notre Dame

Tuition and fees	$65,025 / year
Average net price after aid	$26,780 / year
Admission rate	11%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	95%
Undergraduate students	8,818

Mathematics ranks 17th of 32 bachelor's programs at Notre Dame by first-year earnings. The top three are Finance ($99,222), Computer and Information Science ($96,517), and Other Mathematics ($89,689).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $65,302 one year after graduating and $99,072 five years after. The median across mathematics bachelor's programs in Indiana is $58,764.

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 Indiana 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

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