Applied Mathematics at University of Mount Union

First-year earnings around $61,000 place this program solidly at the national median for applied mathematics bachelor's degrees, though Ohio's math graduates typically earn significantly more—around $82,500 statewide. That $21,000 gap matters when you're evaluating whether Mount Union delivers the same career outcomes as Ohio State or other in-state alternatives where actual data shows stronger earnings. The estimated debt of $25,400 isn't alarming on its own—it's close to national norms and the debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.42 suggests manageable repayment. But that calculation assumes the earnings estimate holds true for Mount Union specifically.

The real uncertainty here is that both figures come from peer programs elsewhere, not from Mount Union's actual graduate outcomes. Small sample sizes mean the Department of Education suppresses this school's data, so we're working with educated guesses rather than track records. For a program where Ohio graduates generally outperform the national median by $20,000+, that lack of school-specific data makes it harder to know whether Mount Union's graduates achieve similar success or settle closer to the national baseline. Given the $20,000 annual earnings difference between the estimated outcome here and what's typical across Ohio, it's worth investigating whether Mount Union's applied math graduates land the same opportunities as those from programs with demonstrated strong earnings, or whether they face a harder path to those outcomes.