I'm a senior and I need to start looking good colleges. I'm really hoping to major in some sort of math. But I still don't know many majors and what kinds of jobs they offer. Any suggestions for where I should start looking.
2006-09-20 14:17:38 · 8 answers · asked by Dayday 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Hi, I was a math major and maybe I help you.
First, good colleges:
1) MIT, Berkeley, Stanford, Harvard and Yale are the best but hard to get into.
2) Any other technological school is also a good start such as Michigan Tech (where I went), Cal Tech, Virginia Tech
3) Or good all-around schools, like University of Michigan or University of Colorado.
Types of Majors:
1) Theoretical abstract mathematics. Proofs and theories about number systems, etc. This would almost certainly leave you only with an academic career as a math professor/researcher.
2) Applied Mathematics. More hands on and applied to real-world scenarios. I believe it is a more functional degree, but not as "deep" as abstract math. With this, you can also specialize/work in statistics, economics, actuarial science, accounting, investmests or computers.
3) Other majors that are math-intensive would be physics, accounting, chemistry, biology, computer science, engineering.
Hope this helps. I received a statistics degree and it is a good degree, especially with the increase in population and government/business studies. Of course, a math field is not very "exciting", but I enjoy it for the problem solving.
2006-09-20 14:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Undergraduate degrees in mathematics are usually just Math degrees -- rather than a type of math. They balance theory with more practical math. Typically, students have to take Calculus through Advanced Calculus (which is all theory and proofs), courses in linear & abstract algebra, a course in logic and a course in differential equations. Added to this are a few electives.
Some schools have degrees in applied mathematics. And some schools have undergraduate degrees in statistics.
Most good schools have excellent mathematics departments. Obviously, the Ivy League schools have great departments, as do schools like University of Chicago, Duke, Stanford and Northwestern. Any school that has a great engineering school -- like MIT and Cal Tech will have great math departments.
The better state schools -- like Berkeley, Georgia Tech and any of the Big Ten schools have great math programs.
In my opinion, the very best math programs are at Berkeley, MIT, Cal Tech, Princeton and Chicago.
2006-09-20 14:25:27 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I'm a senior and I need to start looking good colleges. I'm really hoping to major in some sort of math. But I still don't know many majors and what kinds of jobs they offer. Any suggestions for where I should start looking.
2015-08-18 18:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Nikos 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most schools you just major in math. Some might offer different specializations, but you will have to do research on these programs specifically. Some schools do offer statistics degrees, but these are certainly in the minority.
You might look into the college catalogs from the school and see what math courses they offer. Then you could better decide what school you want to go to based on what math courses you want to take and the overall quality of the math program.
2006-09-20 15:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At most schools you just major in math. Specialization comes in grad school. One possibility is actuarial science (insurance math - lots of probability and statistics). Some schools actually offer a bacheor's degree in it, although a regular bachelor's in math would do just as well. There's lots of good jobs for actuaries. I'd say just get into the best academic school you can, and don't concern yourself excessively about the math department. You'll do fine anywhere.
2006-09-20 14:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-20 11:13:49 · answer #9 · answered by susann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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