Are our majors for you?
We encourage you to strongly consider joining our department if more than one of the following is true. You:
- want one of the top highest-earning college degrees according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers
- are considering a career in mathematics, law, medicine, finance, national security, urban planning, data analysis, computer graphics and animation, or teaching (among many others!)
- are curious about the mathematics behind how Google ranks its pages, Netflix makes its suggestions, or Pixar animates the motion of cloth, smoke, or even hair
- are curious about the mathematics involved in analyzing dosage strategies for chemotherapy, mobilizing police forces, or modeling traffic flow
- enjoy explaining mathematics homework solutions to your friends and/or siblings
- have ever wondered if there’s a version of the Quadratic Formula for polynomials of degrees other than 2
- want to understand why .999… = 1
- like solving puzzles such as Sudoku, KenKen, the Rubik’s Cube, and 1024
- are intrigued by the Birthday Problem, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, the Monty Hall Problem or Benford’s Law
- enjoy thinking about what equation this image depicts:
- want to know the next item in the sequence: W, A, J, M, M, … (for a hint, e-mail math@lmu.edu!)
What can you do with a math major?
The three LMU math programs prepare students for a wide range of mathematical careers in industry, business, government and teaching, as well as for admission to graduate programs or professional schools. Recent LMU mathematics alumni have:
- pursued advanced degrees in mathematics, financial mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, public health, psychology, and epidemiology
- attended law and medical school
- become educators (middle school, high school, community college, 4-year colleges/universities)
- been hired by the Federal Reserve Board, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Raytheon, Northrup-Grumman, Google, Cisco Systems, JPL, and Mercer Consulting, among others