Competent, broadly-educated professionals in mathematics are in great demand. As a field, mathematics boasts more employment opportunities than qualified candidates to fill them. Furthermore, a recent study of 250 occupations based on salary, stress, work environment, and security identified occupations related to mathematics as among the five most desirable. Businesses, governments, non-profits, schools - everyone has data.
A McKinsey Global Institute report predicts the U.S. will need 190,000 new professionals with the analytical skills to manage the Big Data movement across the public and private sectors.
There is a growing demand for people who know how to interpret available data to help draw meaningful and insightful conclusions and develop proposals or recommendations for the future.
The combination of a Mathematics or Applied Mathematics major and a comprehensive liberal arts background make our graduates excellent candidates for careers in science, industry, education, and government. Our graduates work in health care, insurance, consulting, and technology companies, as well as for state and local governments. Once you have your math major, the opportunities to work in industry are only limited by your imagination.
