Overview
The Department of Mathematics at College of San Mateo offer leads to an AA/AS degree. This program provides excellent preparation for degrees in Mathematics. A major in mathematics itself opens up job opportunities in numerous fields, as mathematical problem solving skills are widely applicable. Mathematics provides the foundation for studying:
- engineering
- biological, physical and health sciences
- economics
- business
- computer science
- statistics
- many other fields
The Mathematics major is a foundation for professional careers which include:
- accountant
- actuary
- appraiser
- assessor
- auditor
- banker
- biometricion
- budget analyst
- casualty rater
- controller
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- computer programmer
- data processing manager
- demographer
- econometrician
- educator at all levels
- engineering analyst
- epidemiologist
- financial analyst/planner
- insurance agent/broker
- demographer
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- econometrician
- loan officer
- management trainee
- market research analyst
- mathematician
- securities trader
- statistician
- surveyor
- systems analyst
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Additional professional areas for which a degree in Mathematics prepares individuals are:
- aircraft and space industries
- architectural and surveying services
- civil service
- communications
- science, including physics, chemistry, engineering and bioscience
Recommended high school preparation:
- four years of high school level mathematics
- physics (one year)
- two or more years of a foreign language
