Is a Mathematics degree worth it?
Across 277 schools, graduates of Mathematics earn a median $69,210 five years out on $20,000 of debt — most often working as Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$69,210
Median debt
$20,000
Years to pay off
2.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
42%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+4.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
11.7%
$75,756 vs $66,906
Net price
$19,678/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$7,824
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore 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.