Is a Applied Mathematics degree worth it?
Across 32 schools, graduates of Applied Mathematics earn a median $89,980 five years out on $17,134 of debt — most often working as Financial and Investment Analysts. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$89,980
Median debt
$17,134
Years to pay off
2.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
56%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+11.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-15.9%
$84,610 vs $98,082
Net price
$21,193/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$22,585
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Applied Mathematics in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.