In addition to meeting application requirements, you’ll have to consider how much it will cost to study at your dream school. Colleges and universities offer scholarships and financial aid, as do corporations, associations, and the government. You might be surprised by the options you discover. To help you get a sense of your baseline education costs, here are the typical tuition rates for a mathematics degree:

average yearly tuition as per the most recent US census data
$ 10,487 per year
Average in-state tuition in 2017

23% above average compared to other degrees

$ 26,178 per year
Average out-of-state tuition in 2017

27% above average compared to other degrees

$ 36,854 per year
Average private tuition in 2017

13% above average compared to other degrees

What do mathematics graduates earn?

Mathematics students make an average of $77,678 per year after graduation. This is 16% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.

$ 77,678 per year
Average graduate salary in 2017

Top 79% of degrees

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% of people underpaid in 2019

0% above average compared to other degrees

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