What Can I Do With a Major in‌
Mathematics? The Mathematics Program at Cedar Crest College offers a wide range of courses designed both to develop mental discipline and logical thinking and to prepare students for a variety of math-related careers. Advanced courses are offered as a solid foundation for graduate study, for pre-professional examinations such as those given by the Actuarial Society and for employment in most public- and private-sector industries and teaching. Students earn a B.S. in Mathematics. The major pairs naturally with many other disciplines to create exciting educational and professional opportunities. Cedar Crest math majors have combined their mathematical studies with economics, education, chemistry, computer science, biology, pre-law and the performing arts. The mathematician no longer sits behind a desk doing tedious calculations; she may be developing a mathematical model of a biological or chemical system, writing a computer program to control a large industrial process, piecing together animated computer graphics or teaching a discovery session in a high school algebra class. Jennifer Weinberg '02 presented a paper at the regional undergraduate mathematics conference. The paper was based on her research on the effects of the sociocultural climate of mathematics classrooms on participation and achievement in mathematics.
Skills Associated Mathematics Majors: Good concentration Skill with numbers Ability to make good judgments Strong quantitative skills Accuracy Ability to make keen observations Ability to conduct and explain research Strong skills in memorization Ability to think abstractly
Accountant Actuary Aerospace Engineer Airplane Pilot Air Traffic Controller Analyst Applications Programmer Applied Science Appraiser Architect Artificial Intelligence Astronomer Bank Officer Banking/Credit/Investment Biometrician/Biostatistician Cartographer Commodity Manager Compensation/Benefits Computer Consultant Computer Engineer Computer Facilities Computer Installation & Test Specialist Computer Marketing/Sales
Sample Career Titles**: Computer Programmer Computer-Aided Design Consumer Loan/Credit Credit Manager Cryptographer/Cryptologist Data Control Administrator Data Processing Manager Database Manager Demographer Drafter Econometrician Economist EDP Auditor Educator Electrician Employee Relations Engineer Estate Planner External Auditor Financial Auditor Financial Consultant Financial Manager Geologist Hydrologist
Information Scientist Inventory Control Investment Banker Market Research Analyst Mathematician Metallurgist Meteorologist Mortgage Researcher Network Programmer Nuclear Scientist Numerical Analyst Operations Research Pharmacologist Physicist Pollution Meteorologist Production Manager Production Support Psychometrician Public Health Statistician Purchasing/Contract Agent Quality Assurance Analyst Rate Analyst Research Analyst Risk & Insurance
Risk Analyst Robotics Programmer Satellite Communications Specialist Software Development
Software Support Statistician Surveyor Systems Analyst Systems Engineer
Technical Support Underwriter Urban Planner Value Engineer
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Some Employers of Mathematics Majors: Schools Colleges/Universities Banks & Investment Firms Insurance Agencies Utility Companies
State/Federal Government Engineering Firms Technical Journals Business & Industry Research & Development Firms
Professional Organizations for Mathematics Majors: American Mathematical Society www.ams.org Mathematical Association of America www.maa.org Association for Women in Mathematics www.awm-math.org Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics www.siam.org
Websites for Mathematics Majors: The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh
Math Jobs www.math-jobs.com
PH.Ds.org www.phds.org
O*NET OnLine www.onetonline.org
Careers in Math www.coolmath.com/careers.htm
TechnoCentral www.technocentral.com
www.indeed.com
For More Information on Majoring in Mathematics Visit: Dr. Patrick Ratchford, Chair Curtis Hall 217 610-606-4666 ext. 3375 pmratchf@cedarcrest.edu bit.ly/CCC-math
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For More Information on Mathematics Careers: Career Planning Center Allen House 610-606-4648 career@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/career