Mathematics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 102 graduates a year

$54,953
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,845
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,562
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#78 of 309
Rank by pay
#142 of 309
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in mathematics earn 18% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick Compares for Mathematics

All 309 colleges reporting mathematics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Duke University Durham, NC$297,029$318,754#1$121,088
2Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$174,951$154,063#5$109,288
3University of Chicago Chicago, IL$172,826$169,800#2$100,421
4Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$168,580$155,279#3$108,255
5Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$141,171$154,214#4$103,812
6Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$134,785$118,290#9$83,171
7Cornell University Ithaca, NY$134,455$127,973#6$87,251
8Williams College Williamstown, MA$134,304$118,269#10$55,193
9Georgetown University Washington, DC$127,760$111,951#13$88,081
10Northeastern University Boston, MA$125,084$110,150#16$76,392
…
75Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$81,909$87,409#50$52,921
76University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$81,864$78,198#90$58,153
77Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$81,845$71,834#141$54,953
78Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$81,845$71,834#142$54,953
79Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$81,845$71,834#143$54,953
80University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$81,518$87,404#52$56,132
81Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$81,095$73,844#118—

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Civil Engineering$87,557$70,609#89 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516
Public Health$74,633$45,408#17 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick mathematics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $54,953 one year after graduating and $81,845 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for mathematics?

Among 309 colleges reporting earnings for mathematics graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #78 by median pay four years after graduation, and #142 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is mathematics at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% more than the national median for mathematics ($69,562), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Rutgers University-New Brunswick · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.