Albion College
Mathematics and Computer Science

Career Opportunities

There has long been a demand in both industry and government for people with training in mathematics and statistics. In recent years a strong demand has also developed for computer scientists. The mathematics major who takes courses in computer science or statistics will enter an extremely favorable job market. There is also a need for secondary school teachers who are certified to teach mathematics or computer science. A major in mathematics provides a good foundation for further study in mathematics or for teaching on the secondary school level. With a degree in mathematics, it is also possible to gain admission to graduate school in other fields such as public policy, management, and operations research.

Links to information on careers.

A Career Planning Center of the National Academy of Sciences.
U.S. News Online: Find Your Career

Links to organizations with career information in the mathematical sciences.

The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences has a Web page about jobs.
The American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematicians maintain a joint page about careers.
SIAM also maintains a list of professional opportunities.
The Association for Computing Machinery has a Web page on computing careers and graduate school information.
The Computer Research Association maintains the CRA Forsythe List, a complete listing of Ph.D.-granting Computer Science programs in North America.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, has a page on careers in electrical and computing engineering.
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics maintains a classified listing of job openings and job applicants.
Actuarial job searches by D. W. Simpson & Company.
The Albion College Office of Career Development has a Web page with links to many employment services.

Links to general employment opportunities:

Newsgroups with general employment opportunities:

Link to the Albion College home page.
Link to the Mathematics Department home page.

Modified October 31, 1997, by David Reimann
Modified March 20, 2001, by Robert Messer