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Applied Statistics: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 27.06. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 60 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$50K$100KBachelor's degree$62,525Master's degree$89,974
National earnings of Applied Statistics graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Bachelor's degree: median $62,525; Master's degree: median $89,974. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate20Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Associate's degree13Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Bachelor's degree12110$62,525Data unavailable$15,918
2 programs
Post-baccalaureate certificate20Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Master's degree26369$89,974Data unavailableData unavailable
Doctoral degree413Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate1377Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Brigham Young University-Idaho
ID · Private, nonprofit · 19 graduates measured
$66,914Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
CO · Public · 17 graduates measured
$103,884Data unavailableData unavailable
DePaul University
IL · Private, nonprofit · 17 graduates measured
$84,441Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Applied Statistics

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Natural sciences managers$167,220+8.2%Bachelor's degree
Management analysts$101,860+10.1%Bachelor's degree
Actuaries$130,000+9.2%Bachelor's degree
Statisticians$105,650+11.0%Master's degree
Data scientists$120,230+34.6%Bachelor's degree
Survey researchers$69,460-4.8%Master's degree
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary$79,940+1.7%Doctoral or professional degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (1)
  • 27.0601 Applied Statistics, General