Career Placement Outcomes - Mathematics

Doctoral Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
82.8% 1.8% 6.9% 6.9% 98.3 %

Master's Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
45.8% 1.7% 28.9% 6.8% 83.1 %

* The above data are based on an employment survey completed within 6 months after graduation. If the percentages do not add up to 100%, the remaining graduates were not seeking employment at the 6-month mark.

Roles and Workspace for 2019-2021 Doctoral and Master's Graduates

  4-year college/master's university For-profit company: Manufacturing K-12 school Research university Self-employed/Entrepreneurial Other
Contingent Faculty       2   1
Faculty 3   1      
Postdoc         1  
Product Development   1        
Other       1   2

Employment Statistics: National Science Board (NSB) infographic of long-term career trajectories show the diverse possibilities for this discipline.