Best Schools for Mathematics

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$68,343
Avg. Earnings
1,740
Graduates
#1
S

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA · Private

$125,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $59,964
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 6.9%
#2
M

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

$117,572
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $82,796
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 4.7%
#3
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$103,078
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,013
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 6.2%
#4
R

Rice University

Houston, TX · Private

$97,071
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 7.9%
#5
C

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

$91,211
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $77,827
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 8.2%
#6
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$86,867
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,019
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 7.6%
#7
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$81,333
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 6.8%
#8
V

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN · Private

$80,309
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $76,609
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 6.3%
#9
R

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 72.8%
#10
W

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private

$76,460
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 17.4%
#11
N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$75,518
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,815
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 7.1%
#12
U

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$72,022
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $81,753
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 4.8%
#13
C

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO · Public

$71,854
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 59.7%
#14
G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$71,015
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,802
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 43.5%
#15
B

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

$70,596
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $61,790
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 15.7%
#16
W

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private

$70,456
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 21.6%
#17
A

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

$67,660
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $64,970
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 9.8%
#18
B

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

$67,101
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#19
C

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY · Private

$65,947
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.2%
#20
U

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

$65,938
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,504
Graduates: 109
Acceptance: 17.9%
#21
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$65,332
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 31.5%
#22
D

Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private

$65,238
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 64.1%
#23
N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$64,196
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,773
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 16.5%
#24
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$64,196
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,773
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 5.7%
#25
B

Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private

$63,997
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 48.4%
#26
E

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

$63,028
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 11.1%
#27
W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

$63,005
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $57,292
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 58.5%
#28
R

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY · Private

$63,005
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $67,066
Graduates: 45
Acceptance: 58.5%
#29
S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$61,814
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $68,463
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 61.2%
#30
F

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT · Private

$61,516
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 45.0%
#31
C

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$61,064
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,135
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 50.5%
#32
D

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$61,020
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $69,658
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 77.5%
#33
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$60,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,839
Graduates: 71
Acceptance: 44.8%
#34
S

Southwest Baptist University

Bolivar, MO · Private

$59,948
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 99.7%
#35
H

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY · Private

$59,045
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $57,593
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 11.8%
#36
D

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private

$58,402
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,548
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 73.5%
#37
O

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,705
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 39.9%
#38
G

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $66,793
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 13.1%
#39
I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,692
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 80.4%
#40
U

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Public

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,811
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 84.7%
#41
W

Washington College

Chestertown, MD · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 65.5%
#42
G

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 61.8%
#43
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,164
Graduates: 145
Acceptance: 77.0%
#44
R

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ · Public

$55,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,095
Graduates: 138
Acceptance: 77.8%
#45
R

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Public

$55,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,095
Graduates: 138
Acceptance: 65.3%
#46
R

Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ · Public

$55,693
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,095
Graduates: 138
Acceptance: 78.7%
#47
C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$55,512
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,729
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 29.8%
#48
B

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY · Public

$55,286
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,844
Graduates: 91
Acceptance: 37.7%
#49
N

New York University

New York, NY · Private

$54,531
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $57,869
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 9.4%
#50
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$54,463
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $53,450
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 82.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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