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Mathematics at university

Does anyone know what careers I can pursue after studying maths at university? I’m looking to study Maths at a top-ranked university such as Imperial, UCL or Cambridge. I’m just not too sure what I can use my degree for. I’ve been told it opens a lot of doors for me... I’d appreciate if someone could give me some direction. Thanks

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Original post by notsabrina
Does anyone know what careers I can pursue after studying maths at university? I’m looking to study Maths at a top-ranked university such as Imperial, UCL or Cambridge. I’m just not too sure what I can use my degree for. I’ve been told it opens a lot of doors for me... I’d appreciate if someone could give me some direction. Thanks

Cambridge says this, scroll down to the bottom, "your future career":
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/mathematics-ba-hons-mmath

The UCAS website here explains what employable skills you would get from a maths degree:
https://www.ucas.com/connect/blogs/career-options-maths-graduate

These only highlight a small fraction of the possibilities, but might give you an idea of how a maths degree would be useful.

Reply 2

Original post by notsabrina
Does anyone know what careers I can pursue after studying maths at university? I’m looking to study Maths at a top-ranked university such as Imperial, UCL or Cambridge. I’m just not too sure what I can use my degree for. I’ve been told it opens a lot of doors for me... I’d appreciate if someone could give me some direction. Thanks


Quantitative finance

Reply 3

Maths is a very flexible degree to have as it can be applied to a wide range of careers

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