Best Applied Mathematics Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$382,922

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$39,809

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Harvard University Grad rate: 97.5%	MA	+$1,264,052	$121,771	$82,842	N/A	Full ROI →
2	University of California-Berkeley Grad rate: 93.5%	CA	+$1,020,320	$102,543	$42,708	$14,598	Full ROI →
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grad rate: 91.7%	NC	+$761,721	$86,155	$25,181	$15,300	Full ROI →
4	California State University-Long Beach Grad rate: 71.3%	CA	+$753,520	$83,738	$20,310	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Brown University Grad rate: 95.5%	RI	+$747,296	$97,037	$84,986	$10,000	Full ROI →
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	WA	+$647,592	$80,436	$30,282	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Colorado School of Mines Grad rate: 80.5%	CO	+$508,251	$76,575	$38,556	$21,500	Full ROI →
8	University of Wisconsin-Stout Grad rate: 52.2%	WI	+$504,678	$72,975	$21,618	$21,000	Full ROI →
9	University of California-Santa Barbara Grad rate: 85.5%	CA	+$429,626	$71,984	$36,776	$17,000	Full ROI →
10	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Grad rate: 39.1%	PA	+$402,093	$69,331	$28,514	$22,571	Full ROI →
11	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Grad rate: 42.5%	PA	+$398,197	$69,331	$29,488	$22,571	Full ROI →
12	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Grad rate: 84.0%	PA	+$369,321	$69,331	$36,707	$22,571	Full ROI →
13	Robert Morris University Grad rate: 65.1%	PA	+$346,210	$71,213	$51,075	$25,000	Full ROI →
14	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Grad rate: 92.4%	GA	+$345,692	$64,844	$27,797	N/A	Full ROI →
15	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Grad rate: 67.4%	AZ	+$335,682	$65,587	$28,047	$17,681	Full ROI →
16	Bryant University Grad rate: 81.5%	RI	+$320,416	$73,361	$67,926	$26,000	Full ROI →
17	University of California-Los Angeles Grad rate: 92.6%	CA	+$293,108	$64,956	$36,643	$14,400	Full ROI →
18	Texas A&M University-College Station Grad rate: 83.7%	TX	+$261,647	$62,630	$32,085	$16,750	Full ROI →
19	Stony Brook University Grad rate: 77.8%	NY	+$225,674	$60,401	$29,174	$19,000	Full ROI →
20	CUNY City College Grad rate: 56.6%	NY	+$217,404	$55,573	$13,514	N/A	Full ROI →
21	Emory University Grad rate: 90.9%	GA	+$216,424	$68,584	$78,814	N/A	Full ROI →
22	University of Southern California Grad rate: 92.2%	CA	+$209,929	$70,259	$84,678	$12,251	Full ROI →
23	University of Idaho Grad rate: 61.0%	ID	+$207,364	$56,902	$22,669	N/A	Full ROI →
24	Rochester Institute of Technology Grad rate: 71.5%	NY	+$191,843	$67,736	$71,714	$26,682	Full ROI →
25	University of California-Davis Grad rate: 85.7%	CA	+$189,539	$60,086	$38,067	$14,750	Full ROI →
26	Texas State University Grad rate: 56.0%	TX	+$185,395	$58,457	$26,348	$28,409	Full ROI →
27	University of South Carolina Aiken Grad rate: 41.3%	SC	+$180,312	$55,200	$20,922	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Ferris State University Grad rate: 48.6%	MI	+$142,676	$54,347	$26,066	N/A	Full ROI →
29	University of California-San Diego Grad rate: 87.7%	CA	+$139,573	$57,291	$36,325	$15,516	Full ROI →
30	Washington State University Grad rate: 62.0%	WA	+$84,774	$52,867	$27,176	$17,675	Full ROI →
31	University of California-Merced Grad rate: 68.3%	CA	-$29,722	$49,047	$37,098	$16,497	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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