Median earnings of statistics graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 62 colleges. National median: $67,908, rising to $88,033 after four years.
| # | College | State | Earnings after 1 yr | After 4 yrs | Median debt |
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| 1 | Duke University | NC | $131,046 | $152,782 | $13,500 |
| 2 | Yale University | CT | $127,725 | — | — |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $116,208 | $156,743 | $19,500 |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $98,912 | — | — |
| 5 | Cornell University | NY | $95,495 | $111,090 | $15,572 |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | $92,270 | $109,466 | $20,000 |
| 7 | Northwestern University | IL | $90,572 | $122,682 | $18,277 |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | $88,587 | — | — |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $84,922 | $105,978 | $15,000 |
| 10 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $84,849 | $133,986 | $15,533 |
| 11 | Southern Methodist University | TX | $80,552 | — | $12,000 |
| 12 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $80,257 | $80,721 | $22,375 |
| 13 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | $79,570 | $94,300 | — |
| 14 | Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $79,554 | $104,047 | $18,000 |
| 15 | University of Florida | FL | $77,747 | $98,409 | $13,455 |
| 16 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $77,340 | $101,353 | $15,904 |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $77,181 | — | $11,500 |
| 18 | University of St Thomas | MN | $74,154 | — | — |
| 19 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | $74,106 | $109,017 | $12,924 |
| 20 | Brigham Young University | UT | $73,248 | $96,164 | $12,500 |
| 21 | University of Georgia | GA | $73,139 | $83,092 | $18,375 |
| 22 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | $72,997 | $108,532 | $9,370 |
| 23 | Temple University | PA | $71,313 | — | $26,000 |
| 24 | Smith College | MA | $70,881 | — | — |
| 25 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $70,309 | $85,090 | $20,500 |
| 26 | Miami University-Oxford | OH | $70,272 | $90,388 | $23,500 |
| 27 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | $68,778 | — | $19,500 |
| 28 | George Mason University | VA | $68,560 | — | — |
| 29 | Butler University | IN | $68,458 | — | — |
| 30 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $68,279 | — | $20,166 |
| 31 | University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | $67,908 | $90,778 | $13,800 |
| 32 | Emory University | GA | $67,296 | $93,446 | $12,000 |
| 33 | Utah State University | UT | $66,651 | $86,262 | — |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $66,485 | $99,210 | $17,165 |
| 35 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $65,237 | $80,993 | $19,400 |
| 36 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | $64,561 | — | — |
| 37 | Robert Morris University | PA | $63,933 | — | — |
| 38 | Michigan State University | MI | $63,622 | $93,930 | $23,060 |
| 39 | University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $63,027 | $68,585 | $11,250 |
| 40 | University of Iowa | IA | $62,172 | $123,676 | — |
| 41 | Iowa State University | IA | $60,621 | $72,581 | $22,000 |
| 42 | University of Central Florida | FL | $60,291 | $76,372 | $12,500 |
| 43 | University of Connecticut | CT | $59,799 | $76,556 | $17,500 |
| 44 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | CT | $59,799 | $76,556 | $17,500 |
| 45 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | CT | $59,799 | $76,556 | $17,500 |
| 46 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | CT | $59,799 | $76,556 | $17,500 |
| 47 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | CT | $59,799 | $76,556 | $17,500 |
| 48 | University of California-Davis | CA | $58,819 | $88,033 | $11,000 |
| 49 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | $57,611 | — | — |
| 50 | South Dakota State University | SD | $56,873 | — | — |
| 51 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $55,838 | — | $9,804 |
| 52 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | WA | $55,838 | — | $9,804 |
| 53 | University of Minnesota-Duluth | MN | $55,547 | $71,279 | — |
| 54 | San Diego State University | CA | $55,412 | $83,076 | $14,870 |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | $55,273 | $86,636 | $23,250 |
| 56 | University of South Florida | FL | $54,095 | $74,071 | — |
| 57 | University of California-Riverside | CA | $53,939 | $78,492 | — |
| 58 | Grand Valley State University | MI | $53,430 | $74,229 | $21,500 |
| 59 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | $53,139 | $76,037 | $17,500 |
| 60 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $47,583 | $83,697 | — |
| 61 | Florida State University | FL | $45,231 | $77,605 | $16,750 |
| 62 | University of South Alabama | AL | $43,621 | $62,719 | — |
Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.
Frequently asked questions
How much do statistics graduates earn?
The median college reports $67,908 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in statistics and $88,033 four years after. The highest is $131,046 at Duke University.
How much student debt do statistics graduates have?
The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $17,500 at the typical college.