Career Opportunities
- Advanced graduate study in the fields of mathematics and/or economics
- Consulting on economic policy and strategy
- Actuary
- Bank and/or market analyst
- Quantitative financial analyst
Curriculum
Major
The Mathematical Economics program consists of a minimum of 27 credit hours in mathematics and statistics and a minimum of 24 credit hours in economics. The program is very flexible, allowing student to complete the remaining courses to reach the 120 credit requirement with free electives.
Minors
Looking to take your education a step further? Check out our list of minors and concentrations to complement your mathematical economics degree.
Experiential Learning
Research Opportunities
Faculty in both our Mathematics and Economics departments are experts in their fields and consistently performing research that earns funding grants, publication in top scholarly resources and awards. As early as your first year, you can ask to be a part of their research, too. Undergraduate research projects ma earn academic credit (either as Directed Study, Undergraduate Research or Honors Thesis) and may involve work during the semester or summer.
Internship and Co-op Opportunities
The Reh School of Business requires at least one professional experience, such as a co-op, internship, directed research or a community project clearly related to the student's professional goals. Students from the Reh School of Business have had internships at employers such as
- IBM
- Northwestern Mutual
- Wellington Management
- Travelers Company
- Schneider Electric
- RMS - Research and Marketing Strategies
- Computer Sciences Corporation
- Amazon
- Target
- Goldman Sachs
- Accenture
- Wells Fargo
- Lockheed Martin
