What can you do with a mathematics degree?

 

In education systems across the globe, from primary to higher education learning institutions, there is one constant subject, a language universally spoken: mathematics.

 

A basic definition of mathematics (or maths, or math, depending on where you are in the world) is that it is an education in numeric sciences, using a range of different approaches including algebra, calculus and basic arithmetic.

 

While mathematics is a key element of subjects ranging from economics to physics, maths as a university subject often focuses on understanding and testing theories in mathematical and scientific discourse – or “pure mathematics".

 

What do you learn with a mathematics degree?

Maths degrees are increasingly becoming more digital, interlinking with computer science through modules such as symbolic computation and automated theorem proving. Maths degrees have gone beyond just arithmetic.

 

What do people who study mathematics do after graduation?

All kinds of employers will value the data analysis skills and the innovative, original thinking that can be taught in a maths degree. There are many career options available for math graduates including investment analysts, tax advisors, economists, data analysts, teachers and many others.

Maths is also a subject closely interlinked to statistical analysis. This presents job opportunities in social research such as the compilation of survey and polling data, as well as in scientific studies in fields such as geography and medical statistics.

 

There is also a clear pathway from the computer-based skills learned in a mathematics degree to an IT or software development-based career. Many video game programmers come from a math background, combining creativity with the technical aptitude to develop products in one of the fastest-growing industries today.

 

Security agencies will also employ a team of trained mathematicians, who will be using some of the most powerful computers in the world to develop cryptography and internet security.

 

If you studied maths at the university and you love maths, you may need to look into the global perspective for robust career opportunities.

 

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