<p>i currently attend ucr and they offer a B.S. in computational mathematics and the upper division classes look very interesting. does anyone know what sort of high paying jobs are available for computational mathematics majors. i wanted to do statistics, but it doesnt seem exciting.</p>
<p>This can be an extremely interesting field, with interesting applications. I understand that Bioinformatics is a hot area now. As an example of where you could end up working with this type of background, look at this webpage: <a href="http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/biostats/%5B/url%5D">http://www.mdanderson.org/departments/biostats/</a></p>
<p>(My son interned there last summer.)</p>
<p>blackeyedsusan, what did your son major in?</p>
<p>He's actually still in high school -- so it was a really great opportunity that has sparked his interest in this field. There were people in the department that majored in statistics, computer science, biostatistics and applied math.</p>
<p>You could be an actuary or work as a quant on wall street. Both make tons of money. Actuaries have to pass very difficult actuarial exams, however. Quant jobs are also very competitive and many require advanced degrees - PhD in physics math or stat...MS in Mathematical Finance...Both can pay $150,000+</p>