What can I do with a degree in Mathematics?
Why Warwick?
- Our graduates are some of the most targeted by the UK’s top graduate employers (annual Graduate Market report produced by High Fliers Research)
- Warwick is consistently ranked in the top 10 of major university league tables (Times and Sunday Times; Guardian)
- Employment destinations of recent graduates*: discoveruni.gov.uk/
What do graduate recruiters look for?
- A good degree from a good university
- Work experience
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
- The ability to describe and articulate your unique achievements and skills
How does Mathematics prepare students for the world of work?
Here are some of the skills gained by students studying mathematics and sought by graduate recruiters:
- Investigating, analysing and interpreting data, finding patterns and drawing conclusions
- Coding in Python & using code to investigate complex problems
- Problem solving in an analytical and rigorous way, formulating theories and applying them to create solutions
- Presenting mathematical arguments and conclusions with accuracy and clarity
- Advanced numeracy skills and ability to analyse large quantities of data
- Logical thinking
- Dealing with abstract concepts and making them accessible
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Organisational and planning skills
- Ability to on own initiative without supervision
- Teamwork
What do Mathematics graduates do? (Source: graduate outcomes data 2019/2020)
Sectors where graduates were working include:
- Administration
- Management and consultancy
- Creative and media
- Education
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Financial and insurance
- Human health
- Public sector
- Retail and distribution
- Science
- Technology
- Transportation and storage
Sample employers include:
- Admiral
- Allianz
- AON
- BAE Systems
- Bank of England
- Citrix
- Deloitte
- EDF
- Financial Conduct Authority
- First Actuarial
- HMRC
- Hymans Robertson
- Jane Street
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- NHS
- Sky
- University of Central London
- Vodafone
- Willis Towers Watson
- XPS Pensions
- Zurich
Further study:
A significant number of mathematics graduates progressed onto further study at a variety of HE institutions including Cambridge, Exeter, Imperial, LSE, Oxford and Imperial.
Typical course choices included PhDs, MSc/MA, PGCE and Professional postgraduate qualifications.
Opportunities available at Warwick include:
Careers support from our professionally trained staff, opportunities to meet recruiters and attend events, help finding work experience and free careers support after graduation.
Derived from the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after successful completion. Contains HESA Data: Copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
*discoveruni.gov.uk/ includes information from the national Graduate Outcomes survey, carried out approximately 15 months after graduates complete their course. For some career paths, graduates need to gain relevant experience, often at non-graduate level. It may therefore take some graduates longer than others to secure a graduate-level job.