WHY MAJOR IN MATH?

In the past few years, many career opportunities have

become available for mathematics majors. Besides the traditional

teaching and graduate school options, many engineering and

scientific firms have discovered they like to employ mathematics

majors because of their highly developed problem solving

abilities, and their versatility and adaptability. For many students

and employers, mathematics has become recognized as the most

versatile of all undergraduate college majors. Mathematicians at

all levels continue to play a strategic role in today's hightech-

academic infrastructure.

If you enjoy math, science and engineering, and if you tend

to be "drawn" to the mathematical aspects of these subjects, then

it could be that becoming a math major is exactly the "right"

academic path for you. Most math majors enjoy seeing their

mathematical skills applied to other subjects. This is precisely

why we encourage our majors to broaden and work on areas of

emphasis, minors, and even double majors, in other academic

departments. If you want to find our more about the career

opportunities that exist for mathematics majors, we suggest that

you attend the Math Career Fair which is run by the Department

of Mathematics at Texas A&M University each spring. For

information on this and other aspects of our program, please see

the links on our website.