Bachelor's+20% vs national median44 grads tracked
Statistics at Carleton College
Ranked 2nd of 34 bachelor's programs in Statistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$74,301
middle 50%: $64,628 – $91,987
Median · 5 years out
$111,686
middle 50%: $84,610 – $197,361
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Statistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Carleton College's bachelor's program in Statistics earn a median $74,301 one year after graduating, rising to $111,686 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $93,187 for this field, ranking 2nd of 34 reporting programs.
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.
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Paid off in
3.9 yrs
≈ $4,307 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$114,696 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$99,353 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$96,572 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
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$136,177 · 5 yrs out
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$136,177 · 5 yrs out
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$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 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