Oh gotcha, I misunderstood you as saying that finishing a math degree wouldn't be worth the financial investment. FWIW, I kept my eye on the ball and five year

Oh gotcha, I misunderstood you as saying that finishing a math degree wouldn't be worth the financial investment. FWIW, I kept my eye on the ball and five years after finishing undergrad I mostly have work that's heavy in math but is still as lucrative (more actually) than a programming job. It's not a guarantee, but if you like it enough and try to point each step forward towards doing more math, it's definitely possible. I did get other degrees during undergrad though, so that probably shaped the opportunities available to me.