With a math degree, The possibilities are limitless

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Online mathematics programs and degrees are available worldwide. They range from mathematics education to degrees in mathematical science and applied mathematics. find an online school »

If you have an interest in working in government, industry or business sectors, you might consider a joint degree in mathematics and statistics. In addition to opening doors to banking, accounting or finance careers, a joint degree is also useful in psychology, biological engineering and computer software engineering. And, if you want to expand your knowledge and your opportunities, but have to maintain your current job, you can complete your program online, and at a pace that fits your needs.

Regardless of your career choice, the concepts of mathematics will always be a part of both your working and your leisure life. Computers and other advanced technologies have brought new ways of using mathematical concepts. For example, The University of Phoenix Online has a teaching degree course for budding teachers through which they learn to teach spatial geometry through art. Students identify the relationships between math and art skills and identify how concepts from both math and art can be used together. That's just one example. Someone once said mathematics is a language. Anyone who has ever decoded the binary computer codes or watched the numbers roll across the television on the stock channel is well aware of the power of that language. find an online school »

Numbers Equal Jobs—and more numbers in the form of $$
Math is used in nearly every career—from the cashier at the gas station to the aeronautics technician at NASA. If you are good at math, you will have no trouble finding work in nearly any field you wish. Consider the possibilities:

• Accounting
• Banking
• Engineering
• Insurance
• Technology
• Mechanics
• Business
• Education
• Health care
• Pharmacology
• Research
• Military
• Statistics
• Media
• Architecture

The list could go on forever. In fact, you might challenge yourself to think of a single career that does NOT make use of mathematics at some point. Consider media, for instance. Maybe you have no interest in writing the news articles; instead you could be the one calculating the number of words that will fit on a page along with the real dollar relationship between inches of ad space versus inches of print. Since the advertising pays the bulk of the cost of publishing the paper, the editor will want to know on a daily basis whether enough inches were sold to keep the accounts in the black. The formula and the outcome are different every day.

Do you have an interest in modular home construction? You may be challenged to demonstrate, via a computer simulation, the efficiency of the attractive kitchen in the new model. It may look pretty, but how many steps will the harried homeowner have to take between sink, stove, and refrigerator in order to cook dinner after a tiring day on an away-from-home job. The efficiency from home kitchens to space stations is demonstrated with numbers. If numbers are your friends, you will soon find dollars in your pockets. While mathematical careers are so numerous it is impossible to guarantee a particular salary, in 2004, the average income for a statistician, for example, was $58,620.
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