Mathematics and Statistics Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Mathematics and Statistics maps to BLS occupations averaging about $157,447, with roughly 582,680 workers nationwide in those roles. Median in-state published tuition is about $11,809; common paths include Sound Engineering Technicians and Civil Engineers.
Key Statistics
Mathematics and Statistics: what the data shows
Common questions about mathematics and statistics degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a mathematics and statistics degree?
A Mathematics and Statistics program is classified under NCES CIP 27.0503 in the Statistics field family (27.05).
A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and statistics or a specialization which draws from mathematics and statistics. Includes instruction in calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis and partial differential equations, discrete mathematics, probability theory, statistics, computing, and other related topics
IPEDS counted 278 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of mathematics and statistics degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 27.05 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Mathematical Statistics and Probability (CIP 27.0502)
- Statistics, General (CIP 27.0501)
How long does it take to get a mathematics and statistics degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 27.0503 in our file:
- 278 Bachelor's (33.6% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 549 Master's (66.4% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Sound Engineering Technicians (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a mathematics and statistics degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Mathematics and Statistics to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Engineering Technicians | 13,050 | $66,430 |
| Civil Engineers | 355,410 | $99,590 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 84,930 | $80,060 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 23,220 | $109,660 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 99,300 | $226,600 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 6,770 | $101,020 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a mathematics and statistics degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Statistics bachelor's program family: median debt $37,754, median earnings $92,425 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.63.
About 5.0% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $11,809 and median net price is $17,799.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Mathematics and Statistics and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$11,809 Median In-State Public
$64,144 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Mathematics and Statistics majors are, on average, $11,809 for in-state public colleges, and $64,144 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Mathematics and Statistics programs.
Institutions awarding the most Mathematics and Statistics degrees
| # | Institution | State | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Texas | TX | 455 |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | 54 |
| 3 | University of Arizona | AZ | 41 |
| 4 | Georgetown University | DC | 37 |
| 5 | Emory University | GA | 25 |
| 6 | University of South Alabama | AL | 21 |
| 7 | University of Houston | TX | 20 |
| 8 | William & Mary | VA | 16 |
| 9 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | 15 |
| 10 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | MO | 12 |
IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), all award levels for this CIP in our extract.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Mathematics and Statistics from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Mathematics and Statistics.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon University | AZ | 73,371 |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 3 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 4 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 5 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Mathematics and Statistics programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casper College | WY | $4,470 |
| 2 | Casper College | WY | $4,470 |
| 3 | Western Carolina University | NC | $4,630 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic University | FL | $4,879 |
| 5 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | PR | $5,274 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Mathematics and Statistics programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | $2,984 |
| 2 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | $2,984 |
| 3 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 4 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 5 | CUNY Queens College | NY | $4,195 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Mathematics and Statistics programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Mathematics and Statistics programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Mathematics and Statistics is in CA (56 completions). That state represents about 20.1% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is AL (0.03% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 56 | 20.1% | 0.01% |
| AZ | 41 | 14.8% | 0.03% |
| GA | 25 | 9.0% | 0.02% |
| AL | 21 | 7.5% | 0.03% |
| WA | 20 | 7.2% | 0.03% |
| VA | 16 | 5.8% | 0.01% |
| MA | 14 | 5.0% | 0.01% |
| FL | 13 | 4.7% | 0.01% |
| MO | 12 | 4.3% | 0.02% |
| OH | 12 | 4.3% | 0.01% |
| IN | 11 | 4.0% | 0.01% |
| NY | 7 | 2.5% | 0.00% |
| PA | 7 | 2.5% | 0.00% |
| IA | 5 | 1.8% | 0.01% |
| ME | 5 | 1.8% | 0.03% |
| MN | 5 | 1.8% | 0.01% |
| IL | 3 | 1.1% | 0.00% |
| TX | 3 | 1.1% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 27.05 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Mathematical Statistics and Probability CIP 27.0502
- Statistics, General CIP 27.0501
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 27.0503 in the survey year used in our extract (827 total across levels below).
- 278 Bachelor's (33.6% of IPEDS total)
- 549 Master's (66.4% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $157,447. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Mathematics and Statistics graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Engineering Technicians | $93,648 | 13,050 |
| Civil Engineers | $125,367 | 355,410 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | $110,339 | 84,930 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $127,278 | 23,220 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $329,274 | 99,300 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | $138,731 | 6,770 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Statistics CIP family (11 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Mathematics and Statistics graduate.
- $37,754 median federal loan debt among completers
- $92,425 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.63 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 5.0% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$157,447 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Mathematics and Statistics majors is $157,447.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Mathematics and Statistics majors.
Occupations by Share
582,680 2023 Workforce
The number of Mathematics and Statistics graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Mathematics and Statistics by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mathematics and Statistics in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics.
Age distribution for Mathematics and Statistics degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
278 Total Degrees Awarded
175 Male (62.95%)
103 Female (37.05%)
Gender distribution of Mathematics and Statistics degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
122 White (43.88%)
44 Asian (15.83%)
25 Hispanic or Latino (8.99%)
15 Two or More Races (5.40%)
6 Black or African American (2.16%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Mathematics and Statistics degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Mathematics and Statistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Mathematics and Statistics.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Mathematics and Statistics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Mathematics and Statistics majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Mathematics and Statistics majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Mathematics and Statistics majors.
About
A program with a general synthesis of mathematics and statistics or a specialization which draws from mathematics and statistics. Includes instruction in calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis and partial differential equations, discrete mathematics, probability theory, statistics, computing, and other related topics
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Mathematics and Statistics.
CIP Code
27.0503 - Mathematics and Statistics
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $37,754 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $92,425, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.63. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Mathematics and Statistics graduate.
Men earned 37.1% of 871 Mathematics and Statistics completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $157,447. The largest mapped role by headcount is Sound Engineering Technicians (13,050 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $11,809 in-state at public colleges and $64,144 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.