What can you do with a Degree in Mathematics?
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There is a need for mathematicians in nearly every professional field! Wesleyan graduates equipped with this major have chosen a wide array of postgraduate opportunities. Our graduates prove that a strong liberal arts background further enriches these fields of study. Read some of their stories:
Abbie Brannon put her math major to good use right here at her alma mater. “Majoring in math at Wesleyan gave me a strong foundation for my job as Wesleyan's Director of Advancement Services. My primary function was to generate fund raising statistics for our development staff, business office, outside auditors, and accrediting agencies," she said. "While an undergraduate student at Wesleyan, I could not have imagined how much solving all those integrals in the upper level statistics course I took my junior year would so directly apply to my future career.”
Stacey-Ann Stephenson put her mathematics and physics double major to good use by pursuing a Ph.D. in medical biology at the University of Florida Graduate School. Sheree Sharpe double majored in mathematics and business administration. She completed a graduate degree in mathematics at The University of Georgia.
 Yun Chen, Class of 2006, double majored in mathematics and physics. Her diverse background made her an excellent candidate for law school at Vanderbilt University. Recently, she completed law school and passed the New York Bar Exam, and is working with a nonproft organization in the New York area. Sabrina Byrne, Class of 2004, also double majored in mathematics and physics. Her multidisciplinary background is an asset as she pursues a postgraduate degree at the Mercer University School of Law.
Hannah Callender, Class of 2001, completed her Ph.D. studies at Vanderbilt University and now is Assistant Professor of Mathematics and a Project NEXT Fellow at University of Portland. At the national American Mathematical Society - Mathematical Association of America joint meeting in New Orleans in January, 2007, Hannah presented a short talk on her research, "Purinergic Receptor Signaling in the RAW 264.7 Macrophage", in which she used a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations to model the functions of a type of white blood cell. She was awarded by Vanderbilt the 12th Annual Bjarni Jonsson Prize for Research in Mathematics.
"When I started graduate school," Hannah said, "my main goal was to obtain a doctoral degree so that I could teach at the college level. I had few aspirations beyond that, and the idea of doing more research was actually quite frightening to me. Well, thanks to the strong background provided at Wesleyan and also to the support from professors at Vanderbilt, research has become something I'm not so afraid of anymore, and most of the time I actually enjoy it. I have been so blessed to have such wonderful professors encourage me and push me to heights far beyond what I thought was possible."
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Abbie used her mathematics background as a professional fund raiser for her alma mater.
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