BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 2799

Mathematics and Statistics, Other: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 11 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff

+$137,450 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.

6.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
+48%Modeled 10-year ROI
$87,419Observed earnings · year 4
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$87,419Median reported earnings · year 4
$81,819Average reported earnings · year 5
$21,750Median federal debt
85thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
11Reporting programs
9With year-4 earnings
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$72,237National median$87,41975th percentile$123,663
9 programs report year‑4 earnings.
WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Carnegie Mellon University$145,7412New York University$129,0733University of Notre Dame$123,6634Fordham University$117,3445University of North Carolina at Charlotte$87,4196St. Joseph's University-New York$74,0707SUNY at Purchase College$72,2378University at Albany$68,8439University of Missouri-Kansas City$61,74810Dartmouth CollegeNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Data ScientistsSOC 15-2051 · 1 crosswalk linksMathematical Science Occupations, All OtherSOC 15-2099 · 1 crosswalk linksMathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1022 · 1 crosswalk linksMathematiciansSOC 15-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksNatural Sciences ManagersSOC 11-9121 · 1 crosswalk links
BEST COLLEGES FOR MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS, OTHER

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#CollegeLocationEarnings, year 4Federal debt10-year ROIVerdict
1Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's DegreePittsburgh, PA$145,741Not available+227%Strong payoff
2New York UniversityBachelor's DegreeNew York, NY$129,073Not available+156%Strong payoff
3University of Notre DameBachelor's DegreeNotre Dame, IN$123,663$19,000+174%Strong payoff
4Fordham UniversityBachelor's DegreeBronx, NY$117,344$24,625+102%Strong payoff
5University of North Carolina at CharlotteBachelor's DegreeCharlotte, NC$87,419$23,250+75%Positive payoff
6St. Joseph's University-New YorkBachelor's DegreeBrooklyn, NY$74,070$21,250+13%Positive payoff
7SUNY at Purchase CollegeBachelor's DegreePurchase, NY$72,237Not available+7%Positive payoff
8University at AlbanyBachelor's DegreeAlbany, NY$68,843$21,750-4%Negative payoff
9University of Missouri-Kansas CityBachelor's DegreeKansas City, MO$61,748Not available-28%Negative payoff
10Dartmouth CollegeBachelor's DegreeHanover, NHNot available$19,000WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive$29,519
11Felician UniversityBachelor's DegreeLodi, NJNot available$28,000WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive$40,045

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.