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Bachelor's+8% vs national median43 grads tracked

Applied Mathematics at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 12th of 40 bachelor's programs in Applied Mathematics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$63,451
middle 50%: $52,283 – $76,393
Median · 5 years out
$94,869
middle 50%: $70,012 – $120,396
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Applied Mathematics (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in Applied Mathematics earn a median $63,451 one year after graduating, rising to $94,869 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $87,772 for this field, ranking 12th of 40 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
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,071 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Colorado Boulder
$103,123 · 5 yrs out
Bryant University
$101,234 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$98,712 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$98,659 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$93,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,683 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out

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