<p>Obviously I enjoy math or I wouldn't want to major in it but what kind of opportunities would I have after school with a math major? I'm good at accounting but I'm not sure if I want to do that for the rest of my life. And physics I find enjoyable and cool but not sure if its worth majoring in.</p>
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<p>The short answer is that you can take a degree in math or physics and do whatever you want! The slightly longer answer is that with any liberal arts degree, you will have to go out of your way to make yourself employable. Popular career choices for math majors straight out of college are teaching, software development, consulting, or work in statistics (including actuarial sciences). All of them require some extra qualifications on top of the math major though.</p>
<p>I don’t see much employ-ability for math/physics majors who don’t have graduate degrees.</p>
<p>Can you explain why that is? I think that’s mostly true if you want to pursue something involving research. In fact, some might say having a PhD would make you overqualified.</p>
<p>According to career surveys, mathematician or physicist jobs are not sufficient to take up all of the graduates in those subjects, and graduate degrees are typically needed.</p>
<p>However, many math and physics graduates do get recruited into (generally well paying) jobs like finance, computer software, etc. which take them because of their math and logical thinking skills. Some students supplement their majors with elective courses in economics/finance, statistics, and/or computer science to improve this backup plan.</p>