Anyone go to grad school for something like applied mathematics? Is there anything else you can do with a masters/PHD in a mathematics program besides teach?
2006-07-28 02:58:11 · 5 answers · asked by jps245 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
fcas80, its funny you mentioned that. I'm an actuary right now, in consulting. Its a good job, but its not really working out for me and I'm looking into trying something different. My degree is in finance, but I'm looking to get away from jobs in business/insurance/finance.
Thanks.
2006-07-28 03:43:32 · update #1
I have a master's degree in applied mathematics. I do teach at the college level, but there are certainly other areas you can go into. My program was about 15 credits in statistics and 15 credits in operations research. Many graduates found work in government and industry doing quality control work or systems analysis. Almost any research and development department would want people with this kind of background.
2006-07-28 03:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by friggen_genius 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since you seem to have work experience in a math/statistics field, you could look into working for a pharm. company doing clinical trials. If you have done any work with SAS or SPSS in a business environment, then there are a healthy handful of jobs out there.
Look at some of the job sites on the web, like hotjobs, monster, or careerbuilder. Use mathematics or math as a keyword and do a job search. It should send back a fair amount of job openings and that would give you some idea about what is available.
Also, you might try to visit or contact one of the schools where you got your degree(s) and talk to their career center.
2006-07-28 17:50:25 · answer #2 · answered by s_h_mc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are jobs for people who specialize in statistics.
There are jobs for people who specialize in financial mathematics.
There are jobs as actuaries - this doesn't require an advanced degree.
2006-07-28 10:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest single employer of Mathematicians in the world is the NSA. You could go to work for them cracking codes.
2006-07-28 10:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think some doors would open for you in the science/engineering fields doing calculation work.
2006-07-28 10:34:03 · answer #5 · answered by James_Stormwind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋