Recipients are engaged in teaching, tutoring, and other support activities for approximately 18 hours a week. Graduates Master's degree recipients are engaged in teaching, business, and industry, and many have continued their education at the doctoral level. The quality of these graduates has enabled Illinois State to enjoy an excellent reputation statewide and nationwide, both in the preparation of teachers and in the training of business and industrial leaders. Program options Student needs and interests vary, so there is flexibility in the master's degree program. Courses are offered regularly in algebra, analysis, applied mathematics, computer-related mathematics, geometry, history of mathematics, mathematics education, number theory, statistics, and discrete mathematics.
Specific requirements are in the graduate catalog.
Mathematics faculty The Department of Mathematics at Illinois State houses programs in mathematics education as well as pure and applied mathematics and statistics. Members of the graduate faculty are committed to quality teaching and have a genuine interest in their students. There also are approximately 20 full-time graduate assistants in the department. Frequent consultation with advisors allows students to tailor programs to their needs and interests, whether they attend classes during the academic year or during the summer only. Graduate faculty members are active in a variety of research areas.