Best Colleges for Mathematics

Ranked three ways — by what graduates actually earn, by value (earnings vs. what you really pay), and by selectivity. Our rankings, built on real outcomes from U.S. Department of Education data — not opinion.

Where mathematics graduates earn the most, four years after finishing.

#School4-Yr EarningsAcceptanceAvg Net Price
1Duke UniversityNC$228,4756%$29,612
2Harvard UniversityMA$196,7274%$19,066
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$174,9515%$20,111
4Dartmouth CollegeNH$168,5805%$29,519
5University of ChicagoIL$159,7204%$14,860
6Brown UniversityRI$157,8225%$25,184
7Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ$156,41948%$41,346
8Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$155,10712%$31,944
9Vanderbilt UniversityTN$141,1716%$15,846
10Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$134,7856%$18,809

Ranked by median earnings 4 years after graduation (graduate-weighted), among schools with at least 25 graduates in this major.

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