Bachelor's+35% vs national median229 grads tracked
Mathematics and Statistics at Carleton College
Ranked 13th of 346 bachelor's programs in Mathematics and Statistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$70,870
middle 50%: $43,626 – $102,359
Median · 5 years out
$97,751
middle 50%: $54,615 – $167,955
Median · 10 years out
$131,003
middle 50%: $89,036 – $198,699
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mathematics and Statistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mathematics and Statistics graduates earn a median $71k in their first year. After ten years, salaries reach $131k, significantly outperforming peers.
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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,644 total interest
Same major at other universities
Bryant University
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$100,908 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$100,132 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$100,051 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Providence College
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$97,714 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$94,033 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$93,775 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$93,006 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,523 · 5 yrs out