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2943817 No.2943817 [Reply] [Original]

Hey, /sci/. First-time poster here. Anyways, I have to ask something before officially changing my major: How viable is the job market to someone with a degree in Mathematics? I am currently a Physics major, but thanks to legislation passed by my state, my school is being forced to drop that degree path.

Can a Mathematics undergraduate degree be used to get into an engineering graduate program? Would I be better off getting a degree in something like Mathematical Sciences?

The job-market question applies to both an undergraduate degree, as well as a graduate degree.

>> No.2943843

I heard Mathematics can be a well-paying job, too. Is this true?

>> No.2943846
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2943846

math is just applied philosophy

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2943848

>Ph.D. in mathematics
>Any job I want
>$300k starting

tru story bro

>> No.2943849

>>2943843
yeh, 300K starting
any job you want...

>> No.2943853

>School is dropping physics program for whatever reason

Time to change schools bro. I'm not one of those "physics > everything" fags but if your school is dropping a core science something is seriously fucked up.

>> No.2943854
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2943854

>Masters in Math
>Any job I want
>100k starting

>> No.2943858

>>2943849
dunno about 300k starting, but you can definitely make that in a little while if you go into economics with a math Ph.D.

>> No.2943867

>>2943853
Oh, I whole-heartedly agree. Yet, we have less than eight graduates a year for the degree, and the state thought it wasn't adequate enough, so they nuked it. We lost a bunch of other courses, too.

>> No.2943873
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2943873

>Bachelors in Math
>Any job I want
>80k starting

>> No.2943875

Prospects are the same for both Mathematicians and Physicists. Any job that requires high numerate skills aren't going to differentiate between them.

If you are applying for finance you'll need to demonstrate that you can communicate and work in a team moreso than a degree such as Economics or Business Studies. There's a stereotype that mathematicians and physicists can be social recluses and don't adapt well to work.

>> No.2943878

>>2943848
> implying you get money
> implying you get women
Why would anybody pick math
> inb4 obvious denial

>> No.2943883

>>2943875

Bullshit. Physicist are very popular in wall street.

Also
>Phd in mathematics
>Any jon I want
>300k starting

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2943892

>>2943878

>he doesn't get 300k starting

>> No.2943893

>>2943848
>>2943849
>>2943883
Trollolololol

>> No.2943915

> PhD in Mathematics
> Can't get any job

>> No.2943921

Well, I'm certain this has been a bit eye-opening. I'll do further research on my own, as well. Thank you.