Bachelor's-8% vs national median170 grads tracked
Mathematics at Purdue University Northwest
Ranked 180th of 327 bachelor's programs in Mathematics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,784
middle 50%: $31,741 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$64,175
middle 50%: $49,907 – $94,136
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $53,932 – $119,072
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mathematics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mathematics graduates from Purdue University Northwest earn a median first-year salary of $44k. This figure grows to $64k by year five and $73k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,600 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$64,331 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$63,959 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$63,753 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$63,477 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$63,415 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
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