Math
The Math Major
Resources, Strengths, Career Paths, Skills
Transferable Skills:Students of Math end their education with superior analytical skills, a rare and highly valued commodity in today's job market. Math majors also:
- Have problem solving skill
- Have abstract and formal reasoning skill
- Identify and rectify problems
- Explain processes
- Perform mathematical analyses
- Describe technical information to layperson's
- Sort and prioritize data
Career Paths: The Major in Math provides students with an optimal platform for entering a variety of fields. Students with a strong technical background are viewed favorably by varying fields. Here are some fields a Math major may pursue:
- Finance & Investment Banking
- Education
- Government Agencies
- Publishing & Media
- Research & Development
- Technical Institutes
- Actuary
Resources & Professional Associations of Interest: Check out the following websites and consider joining at least one of the professional associations in your field of interest to boost your career and give you a competitive edge on the job market. These are just a few so don' t hesitate to do some research on your own!
- American Mathematical Society
- American Statistical Association
- Chronicle of Higher Education , Inside Higher Education - great sites for academics
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- The Young Mathematicians Network
- Mathematical Association of America
Employers: The following companies and institutions have hired/accepted Stony Brook students of Math:
- Nassau Community College
- SPA Inc.
- Guardian Life Insurance
- Symbol Technologies
- Morgan Stanley
- Northrop Grumman
- UBS
- Stony Brook University
- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
- Lehman Brothers
- IBM
Sample Job Titles:The following are some sample job titles that would be appropriate for a student who has majored in Math. This is in no way a complete list. If you're surprised at some of these titles, you shouldn't forget that a student who majors in Math gains skills that can be used in many industries!
| Buyer | Investment Banker | Technical Writer |
| Teacher | Professor | Statistician |
| Risk Manager | Operations Manager | Product Specialist |
| Purchasing Agent | Marketing Associate | Data Architect |
| Data Analyst | Actuary | Web Developer |
| Web Content Editor | Consultant | Administrator |
Famous Math Majors
Michael Jordan - Former NBA star
Terri Hatcher - Actress
JP Morgan - Banker
