Testimonial:
"Studying mathematics at NKU has been a wonderfully rewarding yet challenging learning experience. I love the hands on approach that we take in the classroom that allows us to interact with fellow classmates while making lasting friendships."
-Wendy Shandel
Mathematics and Statistics Department
Welcome!
A major in mathematics or statistics will allow you to:
- Develop the mental skills to create and present a logical argument.
- Creatively solve systemic problems.
- Study the beauty of nature from the formal perspective of patterns and change.
- Abstract the essence of problems from a complex background.
NKU graduates in mathematics and statistics have gone on to become:
- high school and college mathematics teachers
- mathematicians, scientists and engineers
- actuaries
- statisticians
- specialists in operations research and management science
- physicians
- attorneys
- CEOs
A second major in another discipline can greatly enrich a degree in mathematics.The American Mathematical Society provides further information on careers in mathematics.