Mathematics Degree

Bachelor's Degree Intelligence Report · CIP 27.01

Part of Mathematics And Statistics · Data sourced from O*NET, U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard & IPEDS.

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Structural ROI Scorecard

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (Bachelor's, 4yr post-grad)

💵 Median Earnings (4yr)

$69,562

Annual, 4 years post-graduation

🎓 Median Student Debt

$21,589

Debt-to-Earnings: 0.31x

⚡ Structural Leverage Score

70/100

Salary + debt relief + career autonomy

🏆 Deep Specialization

Mathematics graduates flow into one concentrated career domain. This is a high-conviction major — if you love the field, the career pool is deep and specialized.

Computer & Mathematical

5 occupations mapped

🤖 AI Resilience

85/100 AI-Resilient

💡 Creativity

62/100 High Creative Demand

🎯 Work Autonomy

69/100 Moderate Autonomy

🔥 Burnout Demand

37/100 Low Demand

🌱 THRIVE Index

64/100 Moderate Thrive

🏠 Remote Work

77/100 Remote-Friendly

🤝 Social Impact

35/100 Low Impact

Social Battery

🔬 Deep Focus Mode

The Reality Check

A Mathematics degree is a high-leverage asset, but it is not a generalist's playground. With a Structural Leverage Score of 70/100, you are entering a "Deep Specialization" track. This means your market value is tied almost exclusively to the Computer & Mathematical cluster. You aren't just calculating formulas; you are building the logic for software, risk models, and data systems.

The financial math is favorable. A median salary of $69,562 against $21,589 in debt creates a healthy debt-to-income ratio. You will likely pay off your education faster than your peers in the humanities. However, the "math" label is a bit of a misnomer; the market expects you to be a functional coder or a statistical analyst from day one. If you cannot bridge the gap between theory and application, your degree remains an expensive trophy.

The Vulnerability Audit

Your greatest asset is a JobPolaris AI Resilience score of 85/100. While AI can solve equations, it struggles with the high-level Creativity (62/100) required to structure complex, novel problems. You are safe from automation because your role is to design the systems that AI runs on, not just execute repetitive calculations.

The risk here isn't burnout—which is remarkably low at 37/100—but rather a potential "autonomy trap." With an Autonomy score of 69/100, you have some freedom, but you are often a high-level individual contributor tethered to a larger project's requirements. Your career ceiling is determined by your ability to translate abstract logic into business value, rather than just solving for X in a vacuum.

The Thrive Verdict

This path is built for the "Deep Focus Mode" personality. If you find energy in four-hour blocks of uninterrupted problem-solving, you will find the 64/100 THRIVE score accurate. This isn't a career for those who need constant social stimulation; it’s for the person who views a complex proof or a buggy algorithm as a personal challenge. To maximize your leverage, pair your mathematical foundation with a specific technical domain like cybersecurity or quantitative finance.