Career prospects

After your studies

Your knowledge as a mathematician, combined with your academic skills and level of thinking, is highly valued by employers across various sectors. As a mathematics graduate, you are in demand in businesses and government. Mathematics graduates eventually work at universities, in education, within government, or in the business sector, such as in banks, insurance companies, or retirement funds.

Possible occupations

  • Researcher at a university or in a business
  • Adviser in energy, healthcare or finance
  • Expert in finance, stocks, developer of financial models or risk analyst
  • Manager in a technological environment
  • Teacher in secondary and higher education
  • IT, software engineer, crypto analyst
  • Research journalist

Progressing to a Master's

With a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, you can advance to our two-year Master's specialisation Mathematics (in English).

Social/Management Specialisations

You can opt to combine your Master's in Mathematics with a social or management specialisation. In the first year of your Master’s, you will follow the Physics and Astronomy programme, and in the second year, you will transition to one of the following (1-year) specialisations:

Interdisciplinary Master's programmes

Additional admission requirements may apply for these Master's programmes. Please check the admission requirements on the website of these programmes or contact your student adviser to discuss the possibilities.

Teaching Qualification

If you want to obtain a teaching qualification, this two-year Master’s programme integrates Mathematics courses, pedagogy, and teaching practice, training you to become a teacher for secondary and higher education.

Put your studies to work!

To prepare you for finding a job, Radboud University offers various forms of job market orientation, so that you can prepare for your future during your studies. Career Service Science assists students and young alumni with their journey into the job market. You can contact them for help with job orientation, application tips, and information about internships and vacancies. Furthermore, students organise the BBB Career Event each year, the ideal place for students and employers to meet.

After graduating: what's next?

Mathematics alumna Carmen van Schoubroeck works as a consultant at AEF, a consultancy firm specialising in societal issues. This video illustrates what being a consultant is all about.