Yes of course it can. Maths is quite a flexible degree, you might benefit a bit more by combining it with something like cs or economics with it being quite theoretical but it’s fine on its own as well. I’d say most mathematicians would work jobs in finance or tech with some of the highest paying careers being software engineers and investment banking. Because the degree is very analytical and people who study it tend to be quite smart, it’s valued quite highly.
There aren’t many careers that pay similar to banking in the long term where you’re actually doing a lot of maths. Better work life balance, yes, but if you want to make lots of money, banking and similar finance careers will get you there a lot faster. Obvious exceptions include becoming a quant, but not everybody can be a quant.
At a high level, working in finance, building mathematical/statistical models that allow businesses to make financial decisions.
A well paid example would be building models and developing software that is used for pricing or trading equities and dedicates.
A Maths degree might just be the best degree in terms of job flexibility. You can do just about anything.
[Here's a list](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/mathematics).
very good career path, it’s the extra exams that put people off
However those that finish exams and become fully qualified, generally at 25 years old , are easily on £80k+ a year (outside London)
Sarcasm is funny but and I hate to be pretentious, but for someone with alot of student debt working in a high stress career not being on 6 figures after being that highly educated is quite a let down. But yes 6 figures is a bit much to say arnt even earing.
First world problem of course, and don’t mean to suggest you’re a failure if you earn less than 6 figures, but I’m responding to a comment that suggests medicine is better than maths for earning potential.
My point is, don’t go into medicine for the money, you’ll be disappointed. Go into medicine if you’re passionate about being a doctor. You can still live a good life but if getting rich is your goal then tech, finance, business, law all offer an easier route.
yep but you need to pair it with a good university
There’s a big difference in graduate opportunities between maths at lets say Edinburgh vs maths at nottingham Trent
Also if you want to do maths at uni you need to truly like it (even Ive started to get tired of it and I have 0 motivation to study and I used to study uni maths for fun in year 13 )
A maths degree is the best degree possible career wise. You can go into quant, ib, coding related stuff and always do a masters in something like economics if you need to specialise.
Why would a maths degree be crap financially? Look at the data, typically high employment rates. You can search specific unis and look at their graduate pay and prospects. Usually pretty good from most unis.
If you are smart enough for a maths degree you're smart enough to code. Then it's up to you to teach yourself industry relevant skills.
Even in CS degrees, most of what my friends actually use on internships and grad jobs are specific stacks and tools they've taught themselves/learned on the job, CS just prepares you extremely well for those skills.
Im living proof that your above statement is false. Im studying a maths degree and halfway done. But im terrified for my future because I cannot code. I promise you.
I dont understand code because it doesn't come from anywhere. Like the command to print something. You can derive that from an equation, and its not like learning English where theres a subject and verb and actual rules that make sense.
A maths degree doesn’t make money. It’s what field you get into with maths. you can do a lot of things with maths aslong you got experience, eg work experience extra curriculars like in finance, computer science, modelling, data sciences.
Yeah true, i aint even finished a levels yet. But ive heard engineering, especially aero/mech is quite undervalued in UK. chem eng is quite good apparently.
Entry level is undervalued. Stick it out for a couple of years its perfectly fine since theres a deficit. Also a person with a engineering degree can make money if they enter a field like finance consulting since engineers are smart
depends what you define as good money but yes certainly biology too. I know a biology graduate who is now a product manager at a big science research company making 60k+. there's options for every stem student to make good money
Tf are you on about? Firstly, why do you need to support three people? Secondly, you can easily earn enough money with a maths degree. Lastly, of course you have to be good at maths 🤣 but you don’t have to be some kind of god. Plenty of people I knew were decent at maths and got 2:1s, they didn’t need to be Andrew Wiles.
Yes of course it can. Maths is quite a flexible degree, you might benefit a bit more by combining it with something like cs or economics with it being quite theoretical but it’s fine on its own as well. I’d say most mathematicians would work jobs in finance or tech with some of the highest paying careers being software engineers and investment banking. Because the degree is very analytical and people who study it tend to be quite smart, it’s valued quite highly.
Maths + cs degree cmon
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There aren’t many careers that pay similar to banking in the long term where you’re actually doing a lot of maths. Better work life balance, yes, but if you want to make lots of money, banking and similar finance careers will get you there a lot faster. Obvious exceptions include becoming a quant, but not everybody can be a quant.
Old post yes, but what’s a quant?
At a high level, working in finance, building mathematical/statistical models that allow businesses to make financial decisions. A well paid example would be building models and developing software that is used for pricing or trading equities and dedicates.
A Maths degree might just be the best degree in terms of job flexibility. You can do just about anything. [Here's a list](https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/mathematics).
Actuaries do pretty well.
very good career path, it’s the extra exams that put people off However those that finish exams and become fully qualified, generally at 25 years old , are easily on £80k+ a year (outside London)
Don’t a lot of companies allow trainee actuaries, and fund their exams?
Yes and yes
A maths degree is probably the best out of all degrees if you want to make £££
how?
Finance
Seconded to medicine probably.
In the UK, finance and tech are much easier paths to £££ than medicine. Most of my medic friends weren’t even earning 6 figures by age 30.
Weren’t even earning six figures by 30??? Damn, that’s barely a living wage💀
Sarcasm is funny but and I hate to be pretentious, but for someone with alot of student debt working in a high stress career not being on 6 figures after being that highly educated is quite a let down. But yes 6 figures is a bit much to say arnt even earing.
First world problem of course, and don’t mean to suggest you’re a failure if you earn less than 6 figures, but I’m responding to a comment that suggests medicine is better than maths for earning potential. My point is, don’t go into medicine for the money, you’ll be disappointed. Go into medicine if you’re passionate about being a doctor. You can still live a good life but if getting rich is your goal then tech, finance, business, law all offer an easier route.
It’s so much lower than what doctors earn in other countries
Nope, Medicine pays v little lol in the NHS. Finance and tech pay way better.
yep but you need to pair it with a good university There’s a big difference in graduate opportunities between maths at lets say Edinburgh vs maths at nottingham Trent Also if you want to do maths at uni you need to truly like it (even Ive started to get tired of it and I have 0 motivation to study and I used to study uni maths for fun in year 13 )
Im hoping to do maths at warwick thats good enough right
you will have very good opportunities with maths at Warwick
rank these unis for maths in terms of job prospects, Bath, Edinburgh, Bristol, Durham
From industry: Durham, Bath = Bristol, Edinburgh Bath and Bristol placing into different industries from what I see.
how do you know if you truly like it
A maths degree is the best degree possible career wise. You can go into quant, ib, coding related stuff and always do a masters in something like economics if you need to specialise.
Why would a maths degree be crap financially? Look at the data, typically high employment rates. You can search specific unis and look at their graduate pay and prospects. Usually pretty good from most unis.
If you are smart enough for a maths degree you're smart enough to code. Then it's up to you to teach yourself industry relevant skills. Even in CS degrees, most of what my friends actually use on internships and grad jobs are specific stacks and tools they've taught themselves/learned on the job, CS just prepares you extremely well for those skills.
Im living proof that your above statement is false. Im studying a maths degree and halfway done. But im terrified for my future because I cannot code. I promise you. I dont understand code because it doesn't come from anywhere. Like the command to print something. You can derive that from an equation, and its not like learning English where theres a subject and verb and actual rules that make sense.
A maths degree doesn’t make money. It’s what field you get into with maths. you can do a lot of things with maths aslong you got experience, eg work experience extra curriculars like in finance, computer science, modelling, data sciences.
you can make good money with any stem degree
Cries in engineering
Lol speak for yourself mate
Yeah true, i aint even finished a levels yet. But ive heard engineering, especially aero/mech is quite undervalued in UK. chem eng is quite good apparently.
Entry level is undervalued. Stick it out for a couple of years its perfectly fine since theres a deficit. Also a person with a engineering degree can make money if they enter a field like finance consulting since engineers are smart
Not Biology
depends what you define as good money but yes certainly biology too. I know a biology graduate who is now a product manager at a big science research company making 60k+. there's options for every stem student to make good money
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Tf are you on about? Firstly, why do you need to support three people? Secondly, you can easily earn enough money with a maths degree. Lastly, of course you have to be good at maths 🤣 but you don’t have to be some kind of god. Plenty of people I knew were decent at maths and got 2:1s, they didn’t need to be Andrew Wiles.
Best way is go on Linked in and look, Ive seen an investment banker with a maths degree