Career Information for Math Majors
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This page contains links to general information about careers for undergraduates majoring in mathematics. Information about the various mathematics or interdisciplinary tracks available at Rutgers can be found in our Math Major Brochure.
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Careers for Rutgers mathematics Majors
The following statistics come from Professor Amy Cohen.
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| Highest Degree Earned | Business | Government | Teaching |
| BA, BS | 70% | 20% | 10% |
| MBA, MS, M.Ed | 20% | 20% | 60% |
| Doctorate | 20% | 20% | 60% |
Sample Careers: Actuary, Banking, Brokerage, Computing, Consulting, Cryptography, Employee training, Environment, Finance, Insurance, Logistics, Management, Operations Research, Pension Funds, Public Health, Quality Control, Research Support, Statistical Analysis, Tax Policy, Weather Prediction.
Teaching Careers: Preschool, K-4, 5-8
Rutgers Resources
General Resources
- American Mathematical Society
- Career information for undergraduates
- Mathematical Employment Information
- Profiles of Mathematicians in Industry and Government
- Math Applications (lists, by area)
- Mathematical Association of America
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- (Applied or computational mathematics)
- Actuarial Information
- Industrial Math Programs (also, some computational math programs)
- Misc Advice on resume' prep, etc
More links
- Careers in math page
- Coolmath
- Career Web site
- The American Institute of Physics