Mathematics is the building block for everything in our daily lives, from architecture to our cell phones, from engineering to even sports. Students who earn degrees in mathematics from the University of North Texas at Dallas readily obtain jobs with high-tech companies and in business, industry, government and teaching.
What is a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics at UNT Dallas?
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Mathematics from the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides you an affordable path to acquire the skills needed to work on important, challenging, real-world problems. Math majors will develop essential analytical thinking, critical reasoning and problem-solving skills that employers demand. The Mathematics bachelor degree program at UNT Dallas is also offered with teacher certification, preparing math majors for careers in teaching at the secondary level.
Why earn a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from UNT Dallas?
Do you enjoy tackling problems whose solution requires mathematics? Do you persist in finding the solution? UNT Dallas offers an affordable bachelor degree program to put you on the path to an exciting and successful career. Small class sizes and a math lab staffed by UNT Dallas’ renowned faculty allow for significant individual attention for our students. And our Math Club provides substantial opportunity for students to interact with guest speakers and researchers, and engage with classmates and faculty in extracurricular learning activities, competitions and conferences. UNT Dallas encourages experiential learning, such as internships that build competencies and help you develop networks in the top-rated Dallas-Fort Worth job market. A degree in mathematics will give you the skills you need to take on real-world problems in a broad range of highly paid jobs.
What career opportunities are available with a Mathematics degree?
In a world becoming increasingly quantitative, mathematics plays a crucial role in deciding policies which affect our lives, policies ranging from health and the environment to multi-million-dollar investments. Career opportunities are unlimited for UNT Dallas mathematics majors, who may also pursue graduate education.
Some of the careers that math majors enter include:
- accountant
- actuary
- computer programmer
- engineer
- government research and laboratories
- lawyer
Many organizations seek graduates with a mathematics degree, for example IBM, Microsoft, the U.S. Army, the National Security Agency, Philips Electronics, Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Silicon Graphics, PricewaterhouseCoopers, NASA, Texas Instruments, Hewlett-Packard, the U.S. Navy, Eastman Kodak, Union Bank of Switzerland, Citicorp and every school district in the U.S.
Who should I contact about the Mathematics degree program at UNT Dallas?
If you want to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, please review the Catalog page and contact Dr. Richard Chandler, Program Coordinator, at Richard.Chandler@untdallas.edu.