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Best Mathematics & Statistics Programs 2026

Best mathematics and statistics programs ranked by graduate salary. See which schools produce the highest-earning math grads.

11 programs ranked

$74,503 avg salary

6 public schools

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Mathematics and Computer Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

$109,338 median salary$19,813/yr net cost1.1 yr break-even+264% vs. HS diploma

Applied Mathematics

Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$102,707 median salary$16,816/yr net cost1 yr break-even+242% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

$82,796 median salary$19,813/yr net cost1.6 yr break-even+176% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

University of Chicago · Chicago, IL

$81,753 median salary$18,967/yr net cost1.6 yr break-even+173% vs. HS diploma

Statistics

Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$78,193 median salary$16,816/yr net cost1.5 yr break-even+161% vs. HS diploma

Applied Mathematics

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$71,282 median salary$14,979/yr net cost1.6 yr break-even+138% vs. HS diploma

Statistics

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$70,227 median salary$14,979/yr net cost1.6 yr break-even+134% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$66,504 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.8 yr break-even+122% vs. HS diploma

Statistics

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$60,804 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.2 yr break-even+103% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$48,388 median salary$14,773/yr net cost3.6 yr break-even+61% vs. HS diploma

Mathematics

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$47,541 median salary$14,979/yr net cost3.7 yr break-even+58% vs. HS diploma

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Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Programs are ranked by median earnings 1 year after completion. Data reflects bachelor's degree programs only.