Mathematics

Careers in Mathematics

Math Group ShotThe links below were chosen to help reveal the abundance of opportunities there are for mathematics students.  These sites also have information about what to study and how to prepare for certain careers.  For more information about what our students have done with their mathematics degrees, read our alumni profiles or visit our prospective students page.

The Mathematical Sciences Career Information project for nonacademic employment is provided by the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

The Association for Women in Mathematics provides a comprehensive career resources site that is useful for both women and men.  This AWM pamphlet introduces some areas of mathematics and contains a "road map" of mathematics.

MAA Career Profiles has essays authored by people who use mathematics on a daily basis.

The Council for the Mathematical Sciences (CMS) recently created a Maths Careers website with many interesting articles.

If you are interested in actuarial science, the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society has a website to help you.

If you want to go into education, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has great resources.

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics has links to help you investigate jobs for applied mathematicians.

Graduate Programs

Here is a list of some graduate programs that our students have atttended.

  • IU Math:  The University of Iowa Mathematics Department
  • IU SAS:  The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Iowa (2006 graduate Robert Delsing earned a Masters in this program)  
  • IU Biostatistics:  Graduate programs in Biostatistics at the University of Iowa (2005 graduate Laura Becker and 2008 graduate Emily Lundt are now studying in this program)
  • ISU Math:  Iowa State University's Mathematics Department
  • ISU Stats:  Iowa State University’s Department of Statistics
  • ISU BCB:  The Bioinformatics and Computational Biology program at Iowa State University
  • UNI Math:  The Department of Mathematics at the University of Northern Iowa
  • UNL Math:  The University of Nebraska Department of Mathematics
  • BGSU Math:  Bowling Green State University Department of Mathematics and Statistics (2001 graduate Nate Iverson earned a doctoral degree in this program and 2005 graduate Shristi Upreti is now studying in this program)
  • OSU Math:  Oklahoma State University Department of Mathematics (2005 graduate Ashley Bennett earned a Masters in Mathematics Education in this program)
  • ODU Physics:  The Physics program at Old Dominion University (2005 graduate Aye Win is now studying in this program)
  • UP Econ:  The Economics program at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania (2006 graduate Shikha Basnet is now studying in this program)  
Last Updated: 11/18/11