Math Masters with BS in Economica

Graduate School
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<p>Do you think its possible to get in a Masters in Applied Math with a degree in economics? And what job prospects would I have?
Thank you!</p>

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<p>You might have to take a few remedial courses but it should be possible.</p>

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<p>And what careers do you think would be available for me?</p>

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<p>Why do you want to get a master’s in applied math if you aren’t already familiar with the types of careers you can get in that field? Graduate school is career preparation; you get a graduate degree because you need it to do a specific type of job/career. In an ideal world, you decide on the career first and then the graduate degree you want to get, not the other way around.</p>

<p>There are plenty of resources on the Internet with that kind of information. The answer is - a lot of different types. It all depends on your focus in your MA program and what kind of internship experience you get.</p>

<p>Mathematical Association of America: <a href=“Career Profiles | Mathematical Association of America”>Career Profiles | Mathematical Association of America;
Duke’s math department page: <a href=“http://www.math.duke.edu/major/whyMajor.html#jobs”>http://www.math.duke.edu/major/whyMajor.html#jobs&lt;/a&gt;
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: <a href=“Thinking of a Career in the Mathematical Sciences? | SIAM”>http://www.siam.org/careers/thinking.php&lt;/a&gt;
This page: <a href=“http://www.westfield.ma.edu/math/careers/math.html”>http://www.westfield.ma.edu/math/careers/math.html&lt;/a&gt;
Here: <a href=“Careers in Mathematics”>http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mathcareers.html&lt;/a&gt;
This long list: <a href=“Put Your Degree to Work: 20 Exciting Careers for Math Majors – Online Math Degrees”>http://onlinemathdegrees.org/2012/put-your-degree-to-work-20-exciting-careers-for-math-majors/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;