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Bachelor's+38% vs national median360 grads tracked

Mathematics and Statistics at Macalester College

Ranked 11th of 346 bachelor's programs in Mathematics and Statistics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$71,002
middle 50%: $46,093 – $94,676
Median · 5 years out
$99,879
middle 50%: $63,157 – $152,330
Median · 10 years out
$138,614
middle 50%: $87,772 – $233,071

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

Graduates of Macalester College's bachelor's program in Mathematics and Statistics earn a median $71,002 one year after graduating, rising to $138,614 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 38% above the national median of $72,615 for this field, ranking 11th of 346 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.

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
≈ $4,606 total interest

Same major at other universities

Randolph - Macon College
$103,997 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
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
Providence College
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$97,751 · 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

Other majors at Macalester College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out

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