Our graduate experience provides a student with well-rounded career training. Graduate students from Western Michigan University have been very successful in finding employment. One of our graduates has had a post-doc at Columbia University. A complete list of our doctoral graduates and their employers is available. Our doctoral graduates are well prepared for a career in academia.
Doctorates can also find positions outside of academia.
Mathematicians and statisticians are sought because of their ability to think analytically, deal with complexity, develop models, and formulate and solve problems. Mathematicians and statisticians are employed by companies in engineering research, computer services, software, electronics, aerospace, transportation, insurance, financial services, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and others.