Careers and Outcomes
Shape minds as a math teacher
Empower your students with the confidence to use math in their day-to-day lives.
Where do former students teach?
A degree in math education gives you the credentials to teach grades 9-12.
Most MSU alums teach locally in the Springfield area or other Missouri schools.
Raise your career ceiling
You can boost your pay and credentials with a master's in math education.
Your graduate-level experience will qualify you to teach dual credit or college classes.
"For students that hated math before, if i can make it an accessible place, they don't have to become a mathematician, but now they don't have to shy away from any other career that requires math."
Joseeduardo Granados Rodriguez
Student-teacher, mathematics education, Missouri State.
What are some related career fields?
If you want to go beyond the classroom, you'll have options across many professions.
Your math prowess will be a valuable asset in many areas, like:
- Actuarial science/risk management
- Biology/life sciences
- Business
- Computer analysis
- Economics
- Finance
- Law
- Medicine
- Military science
- Physics
- Political science
- Social sciences
- Statistics
Need help finding your career?
The Missouri State Career Center has resources to help you draft your résumé, prepare for job interviews and find current openings.