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Why study math?

Why Study Math?

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Stepping Stone

  • Recent mathematics, statistics and physics majors achieved the highest average scores on entrance exams for  law and medical schools in the  United States.

Employable Skills:

  • Strong quantitative abilities
  • Expert ability to communicate quantitative and graphical information
  • Critical Analytical and Problem Solving skills
  • Ability to model/mathematize and synthesize

Job Satisfaction

  • Mathematicians, Actuarial Scientists and Statisticians can claim the highest job satisfaction according to data from Chronicle of Higher Education and Jobs Rated Almanac (January 2009)

Job Opportunities

  • Government Labs
  • Engineering Research Organizations
  • Computer service and software firms
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  • Chemical or Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
  • Producers of Petroleum Products
  • University-Based Research Organization

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  • Computational Biology and Genomics
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