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Mathematics

The Mathematics program at Virginia Tech has a strong career orientation, with four different graduation paths that you may follow: the Traditional Option, the Applied Computational Option, the Applied Discrete Option, and the Math Education Option. Across all four paths, our faculty emphasize both teaching excellence and research innovation.

Options:

Highlights:

  • Flexible major with four different degree tracks: applied computational, applied discrete, math education, and traditional, all with the flexibility to pursue a double major or minor.

  • Student organizations and activities include Math Club, Association for Women in Math, Putnam Exam workshops, Directed Reading Program

  • Opportunities for research with faculty and interaction with graduate students

  • Advising by dedicated math faculty

  • Excellent preparation for careers in finance, actuary, tech, national security, AI, machine learning, academia, and many other areas

Career paths

  • Actuary
  • Software Engineer
  • Data Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Teacher
  • Mathematician
  • Systems Engineer
  • Financial Analyst
  • Scientist
  • Market Researcher
  • Research Engineer
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Data Processing
  • Mathematical Modeling
  • Image Processing