Best Schools for Mathematics in 2026
These are the top schools offering Mathematics, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Mathematics graduate earns $50,797/yr across 253 schools.
All Mathematics Programs Ranked
Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.
| # | School | DW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public |
78
72–79 |
$79,129/yr | 21.1x |
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public |
76
71–77 |
$67,744/yr | 21.4x |
| 3 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public |
75
70–77 |
$80,676/yr | 14.6x |
| 4 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public |
73
68–75 |
$53,402/yr | 27.3x |
| 5 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit |
72
67–73 |
$109,288/yr | 8.4x |
| 6 |
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public |
72
66–73 |
$60,011/yr | 17.6x |
| 7 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · Public |
72
67–74 |
$60,784/yr | 14.9x |
| 8 |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI · Public |
72
67–74 |
$56,284/yr | 20.9x |
| 9 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE · Public |
71
66–72 |
$58,995/yr | 21.1x |
| 10 |
Towson University
Towson, MD · Public |
70
64–71 |
$56,443/yr | 16.7x |
| 11 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public |
69
64–70 |
$52,729/yr | 16.5x |
| 12 |
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public |
69
65–70 |
$46,036/yr | 32.8x |
| 13 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit |
69
64–70 |
$100,421/yr | 4.5x |
| 14 |
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public |
69
64–71 |
$59,277/yr | 15.6x |
| 15 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Public |
69
64–71 |
$60,612/yr | 16.0x |
| 16 |
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME · Private nonprofit |
69
64–71 |
$90,213/yr | 5.2x |
| 17 |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD · Public |
69
64–71 |
$54,362/yr | 15.7x |
| 18 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ · Public |
69
64–70 |
$65,725/yr | 11.0x |
| 19 |
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ · Public |
69
63–70 |
$54,953/yr | 13.3x |
| 20 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · Public |
69
63–70 |
$54,953/yr | 13.1x |
| 21 |
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ · Public |
69
64–71 |
$54,953/yr | 13.7x |
| 22 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit |
69
63–71 |
$87,251/yr | 5.2x |
| 23 |
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · Public |
69
65–71 |
$48,918/yr | 26.3x |
| 24 |
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public |
69
65–71 |
$47,822/yr | 20.9x |
| 25 |
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit |
69
65–70 |
$121,088/yr | 4.0x |
| 26 |
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN · Public |
69
64–71 |
$57,310/yr | 17.1x |
| 27 |
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit |
69
64–70 |
$103,812/yr | 4.5x |
| 28 |
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce, TX · Public |
69
64–71 |
$52,044/yr | 18.9x |
| 29 |
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA · Public |
69
63–70 |
$54,711/yr | 14.5x |
| 30 |
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · Public |
69
64–70 |
$58,810/yr | 14.3x |
| 31 |
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ · Public |
68
62–69 |
$54,781/yr | 13.9x |
| 32 |
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public |
68
63–70 |
$53,136/yr | 16.7x |
| 33 |
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public |
68
62–69 |
$52,308/yr | 13.3x |
| 34 |
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private nonprofit |
68
63–70 |
$88,081/yr | 4.3x |
| 35 |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN · Private nonprofit |
68
62–69 |
$85,977/yr | 4.4x |
| 36 |
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit |
68
62–70 |
$83,171/yr | 4.5x |
| 37 |
William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA · Public |
68
63–70 |
$60,494/yr | 10.4x |
| 38 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA · Public |
68
64–69 |
$46,585/yr | 18.0x |
| 39 |
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA · Public |
68
64–69 |
$46,585/yr | 18.1x |
| 40 |
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO · Public |
67
62–69 |
$52,695/yr | 16.8x |
| 41 |
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL · Public |
67
62–68 |
$49,919/yr | 27.0x |
| 42 |
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Public |
67
62–69 |
$51,422/yr | 16.9x |
| 43 |
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public |
66
62–67 |
$44,257/yr | 24.6x |
| 44 |
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit |
66
61–67 |
$79,530/yr | 3.5x |
| 45 |
Amherst College
Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit |
66
61–68 |
$78,500/yr | 3.7x |
| 46 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN · Public |
66
61–68 |
$58,153/yr | 11.4x |
| 47 |
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno, NV · Public |
66
62–68 |
$46,365/yr | 20.4x |
| 48 |
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH · Public |
66
60–67 |
$54,367/yr | 19.2x |
| 49 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public |
66
61–67 |
$52,921/yr | 13.8x |
| 50 |
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit |
66
62–68 |
$72,656/yr | 4.7x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.