How difficult is it to get a PhD in mathematics?

It depends on your mathematical ability. If this is low, then a math PhD is impossible. If it is high, then it’s not that hard, it just takes a decent work ethic and the ability to set aside 5–7 years for graduate school. There is no step in your education that is harder than what you are doing right now.

What can I do with a mathematics PhD?

PhD in Mathematics Careers

• Postsecondary Education Administrators. Postsecondary education administrators register students for classes and allocate the space and time required for each class.
• Actuaries.
• Mathematicians and Statisticians.
• Operations Research Analysts.
• Postsecondary Mathematics Science Teachers.

Is a mathematics degree worth it?

Math degrees can lead to some very successful careers, but it will be a lot of work and might require you to get a graduate or other advanced degree. According to the Department of Education, math and science majors tend to make significantly more money and get better jobs than most other degrees.

Should I get a PhD in math or not?

Don’t get a PhD, you’ll have no job prospects. All you can do with a PhD in Math is teach and you won’t make a lot of money. You’ll be overqualified for industry positions. Don’t get a PhD, you’ll be an expert in something that only 10 people know about.

Does a PhD in mathematics make a person unemployable?

A PhD in Mathematics is not somehow making a person unemployable. It just means that the type of employment one will find is different.

How hard is it to get a PhD?

One does not “get” a PhD by hanging around in the system for a bunch of years. Unlike Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees where the majority of the requirement is to complete coursework in an academically satisfactory way, a PhD is not quite the same. There are few courses that one actually takes as “requirement”.