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We are proud of our Alumni both new and experienced!

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What have Undergraduate and Graduate Students done after Graduation?
Undergraduate Outcomes
Graduate Outcomes
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What do BYU Math Undergraduate Students do after Graduation?

Undergraduates from the BYU Math Department have a large variety of education and career options following graduation. This is a sampling of what our newly graduated students choose to do.

Industry

Most Common Jobs: 

  1. Software Developer/Engineer
  2. Researcher
  3. Data Analyst
  4. Math Teacher
  5. Data Scientist
  6. Actuary (Analyst, Assistant, Consultant)
  7. Data Engineer
  8. Technical Services/Specialist
  9. Machine Learning Engineer
  10. Tutor

Most Common Companies: 

  1. Epic
  2. Qualtrics
  3. BYU
  4. Goldman Sachs
  5. Fast Enterprises
  6. Federal Reserve Board
  7. Lucid Software
  8. Amazon
  9. InsideSales
  10. Microsoft

Graduate or Professional School

Most Common Graduate School Majors:

  1. Mathematics
  2. Economics
  3. Computer Science
  4. Applied Mathematics
  5. Finance
  6. Mathematics Education
  7. Physics
  8. Statistics
  9. Business Administration
  10. Law

Most Common Graduate Schools:

  1. BYU
  2. Stanford University
  3. University of Chicago
  4. MIT
  5. University of Utah
  6. University of Texas - Austin
  7. University of Washington
  8. Harvard University
  9. Johns Hopkins University
  10. University of California - Berkeley
  • Our MS alumni have pursued PhDs at top universities:

    • Baylor University
    • Boston College
    • Boston University
    • Brigham Young University
    • Central European University
    • Colorado State University
    • Cornell University
    • Dartmouth University
    • Duke University
    • Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Idaho State University
    • Indiana University
    • Kansas State University
    • Michigan State University
    • New York University
    • Northeastern Network Science Institute
    • Ohio State University
    • Pennsylvania State University
    • Rice University
    • San Diego State University
    • Stonybrook
    • Texas A&M University
    • University California - Irvine
    • University of Arizona
    • University of Arizona - Tucson
    • University of California - Los Angeles
    • University of California - San Diego
    • University of Chicago
    • University of Hawaii
    • University of Houston
    • University of Illinois - Chicago
    • University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Maryland
    • University of Michigan
    • University of North Carolina
    • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
    • University of Notre Dame
    • University of Oregon
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • University of Tennessee
    • University of Texas - Austin
    • University of Utah
    • University of Wisconsin
    • University of Wyoming
    • Utah State University
    • Vanderbilt University
    • Virginia Tech

    They have also found employment in the following sectors:

    Consumer Goods

    • Research Scientist, RATLab

    Corporate Services

    • Applied Research Mathematician, Department of Defense (NSA)
    • Data Analyst, Veracity Forecasting and Analysis

    Education 

    • Adjunct (Part-time), BYU
    • Adjunct faculty member, Utah Valley University
    • Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, Lindenwood University
    • Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, ITT Technical Institute
    • Adjunct Mathematics Instructor, ITT Technical Institute
    • Full Time Research Assistant, Finance Department, BYU
    • Instructor, Western State Colorado University
    • Math Instructor, Cloud County Community College
    • Math Teacher, Paradigm Schools
    • Math Teacher, Olympus High School
    • Math Teacher, Slate Canyon School
    • Math Teacher, Mountain View HS
    • Math Teacher (part-time), Ivy Hall Academy,
    • Post Master's Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    • Researcher/Data Scientist, University of Michigan
    • Software and Algorithm Developer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Teach Math, Private christian high school: Heritage Academy
    • Teacher (part-time), Alpine School District

    Finance

    • Actuary, Aon Hewitt
    • Analyst, Goldman Sachs (Securities Division)
    • Core Software Engineering, Emergent Trading
    • Data Engineer, Chicago Venture Partners
    • Ebusiness Analyst, Goldman Sachs
    • Machine Learning Engineer, Double River Investments
    • Programmer, Quomation Insurance Services
    • Researcher, Double River Investments

    Hardware & Networking 

    • Software Design Modeling Research Engineer, Intel
    • Software Research Engineer/Scientist, Intel

    Health Care

    • Co-Founder (Algorithm Dev Coding), Echo Mind Ai
    • Data Scientist, Recursion Pharmaceuticals
    • Software Engineer and Biomathematician, BioMérieux

    Manufacturing

    • Analysis Engineer, Raytheon Technologies
    • Autonomous Sensing and Perceptron Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories
    • Computer Scientist, United States Air Force
    • Data scientist/mathematician, United States Department of Defense
    • Machine Learning Engineer, Rincon Research
    • Principal Systems Engineer - Product Manager, Raytheon Technologies
    • Systems Engineer, Raytheon Technologies

    Non-Profit

    • Data Engineer, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (ICS)
    • Frontend Developer, FamilySearch (Ancestral Logs)
    • Machine Learning Engineer, FamilySearch

    Professional Services

    • Actuarial analyst, Milliman
    • Business Analyst, ZS Associates
    • Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer Sr Associate , PwC
    • Optimization Consultant , Princeton Consultants, Inc.

    Public Administration

    • Mathematician, US Government Accountability Office

    Real Estate

    • Investment Analyst, Property Reserve

    Retail 

    • Associate Demand Management Analyst, Overstock.com
    • Data Science (Supply Chain Optimization Technologies), Amazon
    • Data Scientist, Overstock.com
    • Technical Data Analyst, Castell

    Software & IT Services

    • Data Analytics Engineer, Red Brain Labs LLC
    • Data Scientist, Cognilytics / CenturyLink
    • Implementation Consultant , Fast Enterprises
    • Software Engineer, Inceptio
    • Software Engineer, Techcyte
    • Software Engineer, PassiveLogic
    • Software EngineerSoftware Engineer, Entrata
    • Technical Support Engineer, Dell EMC

    Transportation & Logistics

    • Customer Service Representative Freight Department, Unishippers

    Wellness & Fitness

    • Actuary, Cambia Health
    • Data Scientist, Tula Heath
    • Data Scientist, Medic.Life
    • Sales Analyst and Forecaster, Ariix

  • Our doctoral students are working in positions throughout the academic world….

    They have also found employment with organizations and companies around the world…

    • Joy Song (2023), Junior Software Engineer Internship, Redo Tech, Inc
    • Rebecca Jones (2022), Data Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    • Joseph Adams (2019), Research and Algorithm Developer, Capital One
    • Yu Hu (2013), Principal Research SDE Manager, Microsoft
    • James Taylor (2013), Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Enveda Biosciences
    • Amanda Francis (2012), Associate Editor, American Mathematical Society
    • Brian Rushton (2012), High School Math, Statistics, and Computer Science Teacher, The Westwood School
    • Yi Luo (2012), Risk & Reinsurance Actuary, UFG Insurance
    • Sijin Chen (2010), Senior Quant, ExxonMobil
    • Jason Grout (2007), Staff Software Engineer, Databricks