Master's+16% vs national median174 grads tracked
Mathematics and Statistics at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 15th of 139 master's programs in Mathematics and Statistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$75,101
middle 50%: $56,170 – $91,818
Median · 5 years out
$113,517
middle 50%: $75,752 – $155,874
Median · 10 years out
$122,926
middle 50%: $73,321 – $179,058
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mathematics and Statistics (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Mathematics and Statistics master's graduates earn $75k in their first year. By year 10, median earnings increase to $123k.
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
3.8 yrs
≈ $4,253 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$118,561 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$117,223 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$116,930 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$116,855 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$114,842 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$113,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$111,945 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$110,237 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$109,322 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$108,121 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$107,357 · 5 yrs out
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