Careers & Alumni in Mathematics
What can mathematics majors do after graduation? Find out from a few of our alums.
Mathematics Careers
Our graduates establish such a wide range of careers and become leaders of their organizations because of the core set of skills at the heart of our liberal arts education.
A liberal arts education at UM will empower and prepare students to deal with complexity, diversity, and change through a broad knowledge of the world. Liberal Arts is everything you care about most:
- Writing and speaking with confidence and skill
- Critical thinking
- Quantitative skills and data analysis
- Celebrating human expression through the arts
- Navigating complex moral and ethical situations
- Engaging the power of your citizenship
- Discovering solutions to the pressing issues facing our world
Our undergraduate alumni...
... are working in many different sectors of the economy, with the largest percentages working in healthcare, education, business and finance, STEM, and government.
K-12 Teacher or Administrator:
- Vicksburg High School
- Alief Independent School District
- Marshall Academy
- Lee Academy
- Prentiss County Schools
- White Station High School
- Lafayette High School
- Flat Rock Middle School
- Arlington Independent School District
- DeSoto Central High School
- Northwest Middle School
- Houston High School
- Calvary Day School
- Jackson Public Schools
- South Panola School District
- North Panola School District
- Kosciusko High School
- Harrison County Schools
- Oxford High School
- Laurel High School
- Tupelo Public Schools
- Vardaman High School
- Jackson Preparatory School
- Jackson Academy
- Eisenhower High School
- Gwinnett County Schools
- Memphis City Schools
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Duke University
- Brown University
- Florida State University
- University of Oklahoma
- Christian Brothers University
- University of Alabama-Birmingham
- Texas Tech University
- Furman University
- Millsaps
- Mississippi State University
- Winthrop University
- University of South Carolina
- University of Kentucky
- University of Memphis
- East Arkansas
- Arkansas State University
- Murray State University
- University of Georgia
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- University of Houston
- Blue Mountain College
- High Point University
- University of Memphis
- University of Texas-Tyler
- University of TN-Knoxville
- UM Medical Center
- Vanderbilt Medical Center
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
- Toxicologist, UM Medical Center Analytical Toxicology Lab
- Northeast MS Community College
- Northwest MS Community College
- Hinds Community College
- Meridian Community College
- Dean, John Carroll University
- Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech
- Chief Administrative Officer, Amarillo College
- VP for Administration and Finance, Mercer University
- Data Analyst, University of Mississippi
- Assistant Provost, New Jersey City University
- President, MS Delta Comm College
- Faculty, Northwest MS Community College, Hinds Community College, Meridian Community College
- Computer Applications Coordinator, NE MS Community College
- Research Counsel, University of Mississippi
- Laboratory Physicist, University of Mississippi
- Vice President/Actuary, Alfa Life Insurance Corporation
- Senior Software Engineering, Wells Fargo
- Leader-Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte
- Financial Counselor, 21st Mortgage Corporation
- Security Consultant, US Bank
- IT Manager, mTrade
- Vice President, The Bottrell Agency
- Senior Vice President of Small Business Strategies, Bank of America
- Fraud Team Manager, Barclays
- Vice President, Modeling and Analytics Officer, Bank of Oklahoma
- International Tax & Mobility, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- CEO, Peoples Bank
- President, Bickerstaff Actuarial Consultants
- Vice Presidont, Old Republic Natl. Title Insurance
- Actuary, Cigna
- Senior Consulting Actuary, Willis Towers Watson
- CFO, State Bank and Trust Company
- Consulting Actuary, Williams Actuarial
- Vice President and Actuary, Alfa Life Insurance
- Analytics Coordinator, Health Services Advisory Group
- Owner, Bayou Chevrolet
- Co-Owner, The Simmons Network
- Manager of Business Analytics, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Project Manager–Forecasting, Walmart
- Consultant, Bain & Co.
- Consultant, ICX Group
- Analytics Coordinator, Health Services Advisory Group
- Owner, Industrial Sales Co.
- Vice President Internal Audit and Loss Prevention, Randalls Tom Thumb
- Controller, Monroe Automotive Company
- Chairman, HCM, Inc.
- Real Estate Agent, Short Street Realty
- Owner, Jack Hood Jewelers
- Vice President/Partner, Northwest Restaurant Sales
- President, Arnold Furniture Mart
- Real Estate Development, Sterling Bay, Inc
- IT Manager, FedEx Services
- Cyber Security Analyst, FedEx
- Consultant, Andersen Consulting
- Controller, Tubb Equipment and Rental Co.
- Business Systems Analyst, ThyssenKrupp Elevator
- Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, TruckPro
- Senior Analyst, Nissan Motor Corp
- Cost Analyst, Ronnoco Coffee
- Vice President, Coca-Cola
- Senior Contract/Sourcing Specialist, AT&T
- Owner/President, Duke Energy
- Manager-Network Planning, Bellsouth
- Senior Analyst, Nissan
- Senior Manager-Solutions Project, Cisco
- Computer Programmer, IBM
- Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
- Associate Software Engineer, T-Mobile
- Lead Financial Analyst, Verizon
- Lead Hardware Engineer, Raytheon
- Program Manager, Collins Aerospace
- Senior Programmer-Analyst, Lockheed Martin
- Senior Research Fellow, Dupont
- Data Science Director, Monsanto
- Systems Dev, Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Systems Analyst, Anheuser-Busch Company
- Specialist-Software Assurance, Boeing Missile
- Partner/VP/Gen Counsel, Cree
- Advisor, Exxon Mobil
- Senior Staff Operations Analyst, Lockheed Martin
- Systems Analyst, Texaco
- Chair, The NORDAM Group
- Bioinformatician, Planck Inst for Biochem
- Staff Scientist, Scientific Applications Intl. Corporation
- Marketing Director, Northrop Grumman
- Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Asst Director, NASA Langley Research Center
- Mathematician, Department of Defense
- Environmental Engineer, MS Department of Environmental Quality
- Sr Attorney, MS Emergency Management
- Dir of Admin, MS Band of Choctaw Indians
- Program Manager, Natl Geospatial-Intel Agency
- Programmer Analyst, Tennessee Valley Authority
- Manager of Budget and Performance Assurance, Tennessee Valley Authority
- State Registrar, Tennessee Department of Health and Environment
- Mathematician, US Department of Agriculture
- Analyst, US Department of Agriculture
- Research Scientist, Veteran’s Admin
- Supervisory Loan Specialist, US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Biostatistician, US Food & Drug Administration
- Computer Programmer, State of Mississippi
- Analyst, Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Analyst, National Security Agency
- Chief of Safety, US Air Force
- Lt. Colonel, US Air Force
- Engineer, US Marine Corps
- Reactor Administrative Officer, US Navy
- Pilot, US Navy
- Communications Officer, US Navy
- Management Analyst, US Navy Personnel Command
- Principle Scientist, US Navy
- Science and Tech Department Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Senior Systems Engineer, Department of Navy
- Engineer, NASA
- Research Engineer, US Air Force
- Computer Sci, Naval Oceanographic Office
- Science & Tech Head, Naval Surface Warfare
- Staff Asst, Office of Senator Thad Cochran
- Staff, Orange County Convention Bureau
- Reg. Operations Analyst, Owens & Minor
- Anesthesiologist, Anesthesia Associates
- Dentist, Burns and Blackburn
- Surgeon, Capital Orthopedic & Sports Med
- CFO, Human Longevity
- Physician, Jackson Healthcare for Women
- Pediatrician, Madison-Ridgeland Children’s Clinic
- Human Resources Asst, North Delta Hospice
- Optometrist, Visions Optique & Eyecare
- Neurologist, Oxford Neuromuscular Associates
- Medical Physicist, 21st Century Oncology
- Physician’s Assistant, Mitias Orthopedic Group
- Self-employed Dentist
- Pediatrician, Jackson-Ridgeland Children’s Clinic
- Self-employed Radiologist
- Self-employed Traveling Nurse
- Physician, Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Association
- Human Resources Assistant, North Delta Hospice
- Physician, Urgent Care
- Hospitalist, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare
Meet a few Almuni
See real world examples of where a Mathematics degree can take you.
Adrian Cartier
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Ken Lackey
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Skylyn Irby
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Samuel Watson
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Cheryl White
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Adam Broome
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