Stony Brook UniversityPublic, 4-year · Stony Brook, NY · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
305 awards$82,200 median 4 years out
Fields of study · Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics
CIP 27.03. 413 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 10,461 awards in the latest award year.
Award levels
Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned
Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.
| Level | Colleges | Awards | Median earnings | Middle range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 16 | 25 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate | 3 | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 279 | 4,061 | $91,532 | $63,368 to $127,252 |
| Graduate certificate | 42 | 117 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Master's | 194 | 5,912 | $116,060 | $85,199 to $161,426 |
| Doctorate | 77 | 344 | $123,729 | $80,097 to $167,352 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- Most recent reported cohorts
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.
Colleges
Colleges that awarded Applied Mathematics credentials
Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 20 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.
New York UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · New York, NY · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
293 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Southern CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
292 awards$101,094 median 4 years out
University of California-Los AngelesPublic, 4-year · Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's
282 awards$103,887 median 4 years out
Fordham UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Bronx, NY · Bachelor's, Master's
269 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic, 4-year · Seattle, WA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · Fully online option reported
266 awards$149,209 median 4 years out
University of California-BerkeleyPublic, 4-year · Berkeley, CA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
263 awards$118,414 median 4 years out
University of California-San DiegoPublic, 4-year · La Jolla, CA · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
253 awards$85,233 median 4 years out
Washington University in St LouisPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · St. Louis, MO · Master's, Bachelor's, Graduate certificate, Certificate
233 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Brown UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Providence, RI · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
204 awards$157,822 median 4 years out
Northeastern UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Boston, MA · Master's
200 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4-year · Champaign, IL · Master's, Doctorate
176 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of California-Santa BarbaraPublic, 4-year · Santa Barbara, CA · Bachelor's, Master's
174 awards$109,360 median 4 years out
Stevens Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Hoboken, NJ · Master's, Bachelor's, Graduate certificate, Doctorate
169 awards$134,886 median 4 years out
The University of Texas at DallasPublic, 4-year · Richardson, TX · Master's, Graduate certificate
159 awards$132,383 median 4 years out
Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Harrisburg, PA · Master's, Bachelor's
157 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Harvard UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Cambridge, MA · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
154 awards$170,689 median 4 years out
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Cambridge, MA · Master's, Bachelor's
147 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of ChicagoPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Chicago, IL · Master's, Doctorate
141 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4-year · Chapel Hill, NC · Bachelor's
140 awards$119,839 median 4 years out
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Baltimore, MD · Master's, Doctorate, Graduate certificate, Bachelor's
134 awards$144,429 median 4 years out
Vanderbilt UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Nashville, TN · Master's
132 awards$216,406 median 4 years out
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Pittsburgh, PA · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
131 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of UtahPublic, 4-year · Salt Lake City, UT · Master's, Bachelor's
131 awardsProgram earnings not reported
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55 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- 2023-24 award year
- Scope
- Reported for this field of study
Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.
Related work
Kinds of work this field leads toward
These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 27.03. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.
| Occupation | Group | Median wage | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | Management | $167,220 | 108,690 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | Business and financial operations | $102,740 | 361,980 |
| Financial Risk Specialists | Business and financial operations | $117,330 | 63,850 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | Business and financial operations | $81,100 | 132,130 |
| Actuaries | Computer and mathematical | $130,000 | 26,670 |
| Mathematicians | Computer and mathematical | $126,710 | 2,030 |
| Statisticians | Computer and mathematical | $105,650 | 29,030 |
| Data Scientists | Computer and mathematical | $120,230 | 262,440 |
| Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other | Computer and mathematical | $81,490 | 3,720 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | Life, physical, and social science | $98,920 | 55,850 |
| Economists | Life, physical, and social science | $124,720 | 17,790 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Educational instruction and library | $79,940 | 47,670 |
Year, scope, and limits
- Cohort or year
- May 2025
- Scope
- Reported for this occupation, nationally
National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.
Nearby fields
Other fields in Mathematics and Statistics
Limits
What this page cannot tell you
- Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
- Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
- Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
- Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.