Master of Arts in Mathematics

About

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Saint Louis University offers graduate programs of advanced study and research leading to Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in mathematics. Due to the low student-faculty ratio, graduate students receive extensive individualized instruction. We encourage all graduate students seeking an assistantship to apply for a fall semester start as there is only occasionally financial assistance available for a spring semester start. Courses at the advanced graduate level allow students to proceed beyond the standard graduate curriculum into research areas represented by the faculty. To graduate, students must either write and defend a master’s thesis or pass an oral exam covering three areas of graduate-level mathematics. Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to learn high-level mathematical concepts and techniques. Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to apply methods of direct and indirect proof to solve problems at the master’s level.Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate mathematics in both a written and oral setting.Graduates will be able to demonstrate master’s-level depth of understanding of mathematics at the foundation of contemporary applications. SLU’s M.A. in mathematics requires 30 credits of coursework. All master’s students must complete at least two courses in two of the subject areas from algebra, analysis, statistics, and topology. At least two of these four required courses must be from MATH 5110 Algebraic Structures I, MATH 5210 Measure Theory  MATH 5310 Point Set Topology , and STAT 5850 Statistical Inference. The department offers the four core courses on a rotating basis as well as a variety of electives and advanced topics each year. 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes Teaching Assistant Supervisor, Academic Advisor (STEM Focus), Secondary School Teacher (Advanced Mathematics), Curriculum Developer (Mathematics/Quantitative Programs), Community Education Program Coordinator, Research Assistant (Mathematics/Applied Fields), Scientific Journal Editor (Mathematics Focus), Quantitative Analyst (Finance), Risk Analyst, Actuary, Data Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Operations Research Specialist, Business Intelligence Analyst, Data Scientist, Corporate Strategy Analyst, Machine Learning Specialist, Cryptographer,Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Algorithm Designer, Software Engineer (Mathematics Applications), Computational Scientist, Statistician (Government/Health/Education), Policy Analyst (Quantitative/Statistical Focus), Cybersecurity Analyst, Defense Analyst (Mathematics/Modeling Focus), Public Health Data Analyst, Economic Analyst.