Math Concentrations

Actuaries use mathematics and statistics to manage financial risk. They typically work in the insurance healthcare, and investment industries.

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Biochemists use math to understand the chemical processes of living organisms. Graduates can work in pharmaceuticals, medicine, biotech, nutrition, or agriculture.

The Biochemistry Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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Mathematical models allow biologists to study and understand biological systems and can explain how a zebra gets its stripes, how a disease spreads, or how a new species can evolve. Students with this degree can work in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.

The Biology Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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The Chemistry Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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Computer graphics, cryptography, data processing and analysis, and machine learning all rely heavily on mathematics. Graduates are well-prepared to work in the tech sector, data science, or finance.

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Economists use statistics, linear algebra, and differential equations for model the economy, make predictions, and optimize results. Graduates can work on fiscal policy for the government or in business steering financial decision making.

The Economics Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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Environmental scientists use differential equations, difference equations, Markov processes, and dynamical systems to to study and solve issues involving our environment. Graduates can work on sustainability issues in government and industry, water quality issues, and conservation efforts.

The Environmental Science Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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Physics and mathematics are strongly intertwined, each subject spring results in the other. Graduates can work in a national lab or in an industrial physics industry.

The Physics Concentration can be taken with or without the Statistics Concentration.

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Statisticians are in high demand and statistics jobs are one of the ten best jobs in industry according to a U.S. News survey. Statistician work in the finance, pharmaceutical, and airline industries.

The Statistics Concentration can be taken with any one of the following concentrations:

• Biology
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Environmental Science
• Physics

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