This has probably been asked a lot, but since I can&#x27;t figure out search on Hacker News being new here, I am going to go ahead and ask: what career options are viable after undergraduate education in mathematics?<p>I am not entirely clueless. I entered the programme seeking to pursue career in academia, but with the passage of time my chances have been diminishing. It&#x27;s very likely no decent school is going to accept me into their PhD programme, unless I build my credentials pursuing a masters in mathematics and adding relevant research experience as I have had none yet which could be termed relevant or credible. I have also realized that my idea of academia as I fantasized it, is not entirely true. At this point, I am looking to switch fields. I know a bit of programming, so that&#x27;s likely a decent area to dive further in, but being from a third world country I don&#x27;t have the access to job market which someone in US or other developed markets may enjoy. I want to avoid wasting another 2 years in a masters curriculum, even though I realize I have ruined by bachelors having done terribly poor as far as academics are concerned.<p>EDIT: I am still in the programme, about to enter the third year. I am hoping to know a little about the job market so I can use the period remaining acquiring right skills.
Career prospects after BSc in mathematics