Career Potential

Our graduates begin successful careers in education, finance, programming, systems analysis, engineering, telecommunications, actuarial science, law, and many other fields. Hofstra students seeking graduate degrees in mathematics have been accepted to the University of Chicago, the University of California at Berkeley, Dartmouth College, UCLA, and other highly regarded programs.

• Mathematical Sciences Career Information - This site provides nuts-and-bolts information on non-academic employment for mathematicians, including profiles of mathematicians, an index of mathematical applications, and career planning resources. Check out the survey of recent math graduates to learn what people have done with a math degree.
  Maintained by the AMS, MAA, and SIAM
• MAA Online: Career Profiles - This site contains profiles of over 20 non-academic mathematicians.
  Maintained by the Mathematical Association of America
• Careers in Mathematics - Here you will find general information about employment in mathematics.
  Maintained by the American Mathematical Society
• SCCC: Careers in Mathematics - The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an ever-expanding resource for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, and healthcare.
  Maintained by the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center
• Be an Actuary - Actuaries apply mathematics, statistics, and economics to put a financial value on future events. Learn what actuaries do, who employs them, what they earn, and how to get into the field.
  Maintained by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries
• Society of Actuaries - The Society of Actuaries Web site includes sample examinations and archives of previous examinations.
  Maintained by the Society of Actuaries
• Careers in Statistics - "With ... growth in the use of data comes a growing demand for the services of statisticians. ..." This is a very general discussion of possible careers in statistics. It lists the diverse fields in which statisticians work, but contains no practical advice and does not discuss working conditions.
  Maintained by the American Statistical Association
• The INFORMS Career Booklet - "Is a Career in Operations Research/Management Science Right for You?" This is a comprehensive FAQ for students interested in what operations researchers do, what skills they need, and who hires them. This site includes profiles of a half dozen operations researchers.
  Maintained by INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)

• Internship and Career Information in Industry, Research Institutions, and Government Labs - This site lists internships and other career information for corporations as well as government and non-profit institution.
  Maintained by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Internship and Co-op Opportunities for Undergraduates - Another site listing corporate and government internships.
  Maintained by the American Mathematical Society
• Internship Opportunities - This site lists internships related to statistics.
  Maintained by the American Statistical Association
  
• Actuarial Training Programs - This site lists internships and other training programs for those interested in becoming actuaries.
  Maintained by the Society of Actuaries

 Looking Ahead to Graduate School ...

• Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources - This site keeps growing. It now offers an extensive "career library" for current and aspiring Ph.D. mathematicians and scientists. Gain a pragmatic view of the job market from the definitive site.
  Maintained by Geoff Davis
• The SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry - This report examines the working environments of non-academic mathematicians holding advanced degrees and the appropriateness of traditional graduate training. One section of potentially broad interest is Applications of Mathematics.
  Maintained by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics