Careers

Our graduates are employed in industry and academia, including:

  • medical imaging research
  • nuclear propulsion
  • data analysis and advanced analytics
  • market research
  • undergraduate mathematics education

Some graduates have built on their degrees to go on to doctoral studies in mathematics and statistics at leading institutions, including Carnegie Mellon and Boston University.

Corporate Partners

The nearby Pittsburgh businesses community and non-profit organizations provide opportunities for student internships and employment. Our external advisory board has helped to create the program’s curriculum and identify summer internships for full-time students, providing valuable experience within the corporate world.

In addition, employed technical professionals have significantly improved their skills by studying as part-time students in our rigorous program.

Picture of Project Manager Shelly Lukon

Shelly Lukon, MS (2005)
IT Project Manager
University of Pittsburgh

Part-time enrollment in the Computational Mathematics program was a key career decision for Shelly Lukon, one that helped her to land a career managing large-scale enterprise IT projects. Read more...