Mathematics ranks in the top ten of highest starting salaries for someone with a bachelor's degree. In fact mathematician was ranked recently as the best job in America.

People who have studied mathematics know how to construct logical arguments, spot fallacies in widely accepted arguments, make useful models of real-world situations, learn new things quickly, and find a common structure in seemingly disparate phenomena. This skill set is very attractive to admissions committees of professional schools such as law, business and medicine. A major in mathematics can lead to many satisfying careers including teaching and research.

Mathematics is used in biology, chemistry, physics, economics, engineering, medicine, space exploration and many more fields.