Bachelor's+20% vs national median1,269 grads tracked
Mathematics and Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 22nd of 346 bachelor's programs in Mathematics and Statistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,907
middle 50%: $36,840 – $76,798
Median · 5 years out
$87,428
middle 50%: $59,848 – $131,149
Median · 10 years out
$109,723
middle 50%: $74,534 – $174,737
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 from this institution earn a median first-year salary of $56k. Ten-year earnings rise to $110k.
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
5 yrs
≈ $5,676 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Purdue University
$87,964 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$86,929 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$86,885 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$86,872 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$86,799 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$86,007 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison
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$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
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$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
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$134,767 · 5 yrs out
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$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$123,822 · 5 yrs out