Best 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

272

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$110,485

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$36,418

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Grad rate: 95.5%	MA	+$1,937,895	$155,540	$79,850	$10,003	Full ROI →
2	Colorado School of Mines Grad rate: 80.5%	CO	+$1,034,176	$101,420	$38,556	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$868,018	$102,995	$83,196	$14,146	Full ROI →
4	Johns Hopkins University Grad rate: 94.3%	MD	+$855,680	$101,777	$81,300	$10,859	Full ROI →
5	William & Mary Grad rate: 91.0%	VA	+$806,375	$91,943	$41,118	$20,750	Full ROI →
6	Vanderbilt University Grad rate: 92.7%	TN	+$723,932	$95,754	$84,412	$10,000	Full ROI →
7	CUNY Brooklyn College Grad rate: 55.8%	NY	+$669,088	$78,169	$13,573	N/A	Full ROI →
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$661,854	$83,219	$33,345	$21,589	Full ROI →
9	Northeastern University Oakland	CA	+$649,897	$75,963	N/A	$21,750	Full ROI →
10	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grad rate: 91.7%	NC	+$588,141	$77,422	$25,181	$14,500	Full ROI →
11	Florida International University Grad rate: 71.3%	FL	+$585,336	$75,378	$20,556	N/A	Full ROI →
12	Wake Forest University Grad rate: 90.3%	NC	+$569,108	$87,019	$82,818	N/A	Full ROI →
13	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Grad rate: 81.3%	IN	+$559,846	$86,525	$74,226	$25,000	Full ROI →
14	University of Virginia-Main Campus Grad rate: 95.3%	VA	+$552,987	$78,592	$38,132	$19,500	Full ROI →
15	Amherst College Grad rate: 92.7%	MA	+$525,334	$85,992	$83,650	$14,745	Full ROI →
16	University of Maryland-College Park Grad rate: 88.9%	MD	+$516,523	$74,757	$28,073	$19,500	Full ROI →
17	Bowdoin College Grad rate: 94.8%	ME	+$514,500	$83,803	$80,390	N/A	Full ROI →
18	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	NY	+$511,511	$84,716	$79,121	$19,500	Full ROI →
19	Drake University Grad rate: 76.8%	IA	+$511,132	$80,038	$62,407	N/A	Full ROI →
20	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Grad rate: 83.5%	NY	+$506,986	$84,973	$79,934	$24,250	Full ROI →
21	Duke University Grad rate: 96.2%	NC	+$506,034	$84,729	$82,749	$13,000	Full ROI →
22	Villanova University Grad rate: 91.5%	PA	+$488,653	$84,324	$80,866	$25,454	Full ROI →
23	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$478,922	$73,638	$29,347	$27,000	Full ROI →
24	Gustavus Adolphus College Grad rate: 75.8%	MN	+$460,996	$78,245	$65,976	N/A	Full ROI →
25	Southwest Baptist University Grad rate: 47.3%	MO	+$444,220	$71,818	$38,035	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Florida Gulf Coast University Grad rate: 57.3%	FL	+$430,844	$67,196	$18,269	N/A	Full ROI →
27	University of Chicago Grad rate: 95.2%	IL	+$418,976	$81,130	$86,856	$12,000	Full ROI →
28	University of Notre Dame Grad rate: 96.6%	IN	+$418,946	$80,272	$80,211	$19,000	Full ROI →
29	University of Wisconsin-Madison Grad rate: 89.3%	WI	+$382,225	$68,049	$27,770	$20,500	Full ROI →
30	Brigham Young University-Idaho Grad rate: 54.5%	ID	+$378,932	$63,618	$13,357	N/A	Full ROI →
31	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Grad rate: 70.6%	MA	+$378,138	$68,535	$29,521	$25,539	Full ROI →
32	Binghamton University Grad rate: 83.2%	NY	+$375,543	$68,040	$29,657	$19,725	Full ROI →
33	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Grad rate: 84.6%	MN	+$372,319	$67,910	$29,013	$22,095	Full ROI →
34	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Grad rate: 43.9%	CO	+$350,293	$65,776	$23,713	$22,500	Full ROI →
35	New Jersey Institute of Technology Grad rate: 73.4%	NJ	+$349,611	$67,694	$32,228	$26,190	Full ROI →
36	Boston College Grad rate: 91.0%	MA	+$334,174	$76,662	$83,683	$18,025	Full ROI →
37	Northeastern University Grad rate: 90.8%	MA	+$324,485	$75,963	$81,353	$21,750	Full ROI →
38	CUNY Hunter College Grad rate: 58.7%	NY	+$322,020	$60,763	$13,310	N/A	Full ROI →
39	Northwestern University Grad rate: 96.2%	IL	+$312,279	$76,013	$87,804	$12,418	Full ROI →
40	Hamilton College Grad rate: 91.8%	NY	+$309,068	$74,628	$80,380	$16,275	Full ROI →
41	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Grad rate: 83.1%	MA	+$302,856	$65,390	$33,389	$23,250	Full ROI →
42	State University of New York at Cortland Grad rate: 68.5%	NY	+$299,658	$63,953	$26,413	$25,000	Full ROI →
43	University of California-Santa Cruz Grad rate: 75.7%	CA	+$298,020	$65,929	$38,649	$19,232	Full ROI →
44	Hofstra University Grad rate: 67.4%	NY	+$295,163	$71,787	$68,298	$20,285	Full ROI →
45	University of Portland Grad rate: 79.7%	OR	+$290,768	$70,375	$69,183	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Rutgers University-Newark Grad rate: 66.9%	NJ	+$290,414	$64,823	$33,749	$23,000	Full ROI →
47	Rutgers University-Camden Grad rate: 65.7%	NJ	+$290,162	$64,823	$33,812	$23,000	Full ROI →
48	Rutgers University-New Brunswick Grad rate: 84.7%	NJ	+$284,482	$64,823	$35,232	$23,000	Full ROI →
49	University of Rhode Island Grad rate: 71.4%	RI	+$273,610	$63,791	$32,584	$23,610	Full ROI →
50	College of the Holy Cross Grad rate: 90.3%	MA	+$270,310	$72,640	$76,510	$27,000	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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