Where Mathematics Graduates Work
Mathematics graduates have built careers and continued their education with organizations including:
- Amazon Web Services
- U.S. Air Force
- Bellomy Research
- Carbon, Inc.
- Woodrow Wilson Foundation
- Walter Hines Page High School
- Clemson University
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mathematics Salary and Job Outlook
U.S. News & World Report ranks High Point University #1 among Regional Universities in the South for Earnings by Major in Best Colleges 2027, a factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.
Across all majors, 99% of High Point University’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days of graduation, 13 points above the national average, measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards. The Princeton Review ranks HPU #14 for Best Career Services in its 2027 guide.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a $126,710 median annual wage for mathematicians and $105,650 for statisticians in May 2025, and projects employment of mathematicians and statisticians to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035.
Salary and employment opportunities vary by occupation, industry, location, experience and other factors.
Job Titles Mathematics Graduates Hold
Career paths represented among HPU Mathematics graduates include:
- Technical Infrastructure Project Manager
- U.S. Air Force Officer
- Research Associate
- Technical Partner
- High School Mathematics Teacher
- Ph.D. Student in Biostatistics
- Doctoral Student in Nanoscience
Roles Mathematics Graduates Can Pursue
A Mathematics degree can also prepare students for roles such as actuary, statistician, data analyst, operations research analyst, cryptographer, systems analyst, economist and meteorologist, and for analyst work at agencies such as the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Mathematics Student Organizations
Mathematics students can take part in organizations recognized in the university’s Student Government Association club directory, including the Computer Science Society, the Society of Physics Students, the Robotics Club and Alpha Lambda Delta, the first-year honor society.
These groups connect mathematics majors with students in physics, computing and engineering, the fields mathematics most often pairs with.
Research and Honors
Mathematics majors can graduate with departmental honors by completing the senior research sequence MTH 4910 and MTH 4920 and holding a major GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Students present their work at High-PURCS, HPU’s annual undergraduate research and creative works symposium, where more than 410 undergraduates delivered 260 presentations in April 2026.
Mathematics Graduate Outcomes
HPU Mathematics graduates have continued to doctoral study and started careers in technology, research, government, law and teaching.
Carolina Kapper, a double major in data analytics and statistics and mathematics, entered the Ph.D. program in biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Abigail Hyatt entered a doctoral program in mathematics at Clemson University, and Megan Mouton, a mathematics and physics double major, began doctoral study in nanoscience at UNC Greensboro.
Benjamin May, a mathematics and physics double major, started as a research associate at Bellomy Research and is now a technical infrastructure project manager at Amazon Web Services.
Mathematics in Government, Law and Teaching
Amy Greaves, a mathematics major with a computer science minor, joined the U.S. Air Force as an officer. Greyson Whitaker continued to the North Carolina Central University School of Law.
In the classroom, Cori Jarotski teaches high school math at Walter Hines Page High School, and Matt Zachariades became a mathematics teacher through the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Mathematics Graduate Stories
Mathematics graduates describe the faculty mentors and research presentations that prepared them for doctoral programs and teaching careers.
Abigail Hyatt
Ph.D. Student in Mathematics, Clemson University
“The math department, in particular, challenged me to think critically and explore complex ideas, helping me discover my passion for theoretical mathematics and preparing me for graduate study.”
Carolina Kapper
Ph.D. Student in Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill
“My most impactful HPU mentor is Dr. Adam Graham-Squire, associate professor of mathematics. He was always there to answer my questions, lend a listening ear or make me laugh on a stressful day.”
Megan Mouton
Doctoral Student in Nanoscience, UNC Greensboro
“My most impactful moment at HPU was presenting research at a conference. While presenting, multiple students and physics professionals were intrigued and wanted to know more. At that moment, I realized I had made it. I too was a scientist.”
Matt Zachariades
Mathematics Teaching Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation
“HPU also provided me classes that made me feel confident as a teacher which helped me during my interview process during the selection period.”
Mathematics Alumni in Business and Research
Toye Payne majored in mathematics at High Point College and joined the accounting firm Dixon Hughes Goodman, now Forvis, a top 10 accounting firm in the country. Payne became a partner in 1985 and worked as a CPA until retiring in 2010. In 2023, Toye and Richard Payne received HPU’s President’s Award.
Bryce Smith, a physics and mathematics major, presented research with Dr. Brad Barlow, associate professor of astrophysics, at a conference in Northern Ireland focused on evolved, compact stars.
Mathematics in the News
Josh Elbertson
HPU Research and Innovation: August 2026
Elbertson, a junior double major in physics and mathematics, worked in a material sciences lab at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.
Jack Fobert
Four HPU Alumni Awarded Assistantships to Teach English in Spain
Fobert, a native of Winthrop, Massachusetts, was a double major in Spanish and mathematics.
Explore Mathematics at High Point University
See the courses behind these careers and how HPU mathematics is accredited.
Curriculum & Research Accreditation & Awards
Questions about the program? Email Dr. Jenny Sharpe at [email protected].