Which New York mathematics program has the lowest debt?

Queens College reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,745, with first-year pay of $31,747.

How much do mathematics graduates earn in New York?

The median across 22 New York mathematics bachelor's programs is $45,880 in the first year after graduating and $76,687 five years after.

How many mathematics bachelor's programs are in New York?

22 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 20 of them also report federal debt.

Mathematics (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

22 programs report first-year pay
20 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Mathematics

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York mathematics bachelor's program pays its graduates $45,880 in their first year, $2,845 less than the national median. Cornell University reports the highest first-year pay ($87,251), and Queens College the lowest median debt ($11,745).

Median first-year pay$45,880National $48,725

Median pay after 5 years$76,687National $69,322

Median federal debt$20,005National $21,500

Debt-to-earnings41%National 44%

All 22 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Cornell UniversityIthaca · private nonprofit	$87,251	$162,763	$14,146	16%
2	RPITroy · private nonprofit	$80,196	$106,266	$24,250	30%
3	Fordham UniversityBronx · private nonprofit	$73,204	$86,926	$26,949	37%
4	NYUNew York · private nonprofit	$58,481	$121,490	$19,500	33%
5	St Lawrence UniversityCanton · private nonprofit	$58,047	$87,196	$25,000	43%
6	Hamilton CollegeClinton · private nonprofit	$53,698	$94,417	$16,275	30%
7	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$53,223	Not reported	$27,000	51%
8	Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie · private nonprofit	$52,085	$77,602	$19,000	36%
9	Hunter CollegeNew York · public	$48,918	$80,498	Not reported	Not reported
10	Binghamton UniversityVestal · public	$47,822	$90,593	$19,725	41%
11	University at BuffaloBuffalo · public	$46,016	$67,072	$18,750	41%
12	University at AlbanyAlbany · public	$45,744	$55,615	$22,803	50%
13	University of RochesterRochester · private nonprofit	$45,426	$119,738	$22,500	50%
14	SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo · public	$43,803	$70,445	$19,450	44%
15	Lehman CollegeBronx · public	$40,886	$61,161	$16,872	41%
16	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · public	$36,784	$80,309	$22,500	61%
17	College of Staten IslandStaten Island · public	$35,307	Not reported	$12,500	35%
18	St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn · private nonprofit	$34,531	$62,529	$21,697	63%
19	SUNY CortlandCortland · public	$32,451	Not reported	$25,000	77%
20	SUNY OneontaOneonta · public	$31,916	$67,898	$17,750	56%
21	Queens CollegeQueens · public	$31,747	$74,200	$11,745	37%
22	Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · public	$29,957	$76,687	Not reported	Not reported

Hunter College and Brooklyn College report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. 4 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York mathematics program

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 20 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$97,070

Median pay in New York. 70,660 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $60,070Top 10%: $136,450

Data Scientists

$130,460

Median pay in New York. 23,970 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $73,330Top 10%: $214,080

Natural Sciences Managers

$134,680

Median pay in New York. 5,690 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $65,440Top 10%: $291,780

Statisticians

$136,020

Median pay in New York. 1,220 people work in this job in New York. 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%: $76,250Top 10%: $208,700

Common questions

Cornell University in Ithaca reports the highest median first-year pay, $87,251. Its median federal debt is $14,146.

Mathematics (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked246 programs by pay and debt

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.
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 New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the mathematics bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024