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What can you do with a
Mathematics degree?

Mathematics is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
5.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$21k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$66,222
Typical debt
$19,750
4-yr net cost
$69,696
Monthly loan payment
$225/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Statisticiansleap
AI risk 21 → 79 future · +8.5% demand
$128,201
Mathematiciansleap
AI risk 42 → 100 future · -0.7% demand
$127,486
Data Scientistsstretch
AI risk 46 → 75 future · +33.5% demand
$125,923
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 43 → 54 future · +2.3% demand
$81,000
Bioinformatics Techniciansleap
AI risk 48 → 87 future · +4.0% demand
$76,696
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Educationleap
AI risk 29 → 33 future · -1.6% demand
$55,550
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.