In my field many folks have math degrees. My undergrad degrees are math and computer science and my grad degree is math. The only time I taught a class was as a guest lecturer for mathematical finance class.
I truly believe that the purpose of the article was to say that any degree that is going to pay well (at the start) requires you to be strong in math rather than to be particular about the degrees in the list.
Also, it basically points out most kids going to college suck at math and shy away from difficult engineering degrees.
From the article:
"Math is at the crux of who gets paid," said Ed Koc, director of research at NACE. "If you have those skills, you are an extremely valuable asset. We don't generate enough people like that in this country."
Top non-engineering fields. Only three of the 15 top paying degrees were outside the field of engineering -- but they each still require math skills.
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How many times have you heard in your high school algebra classes, "When am I ever going to use this in the real world?"
