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Admission Graduate School of Mathematics Career Opportunities for Master’s Students

Update: 2024/04/23

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Career Opportunities for Master’s Students

An increasing number of students who completed their Master’s degree go on to pursue a Ph. D degree. Demand in the industry for students with a Master’s degree is very strong, not only in the financial and IT sector, but also in the manufacturing sector. Nagoya University is located in the Tokai area, which is the strong hold of manufacturing in Japan. One attractive career path in the financial sector is to become an actuary, and there is an active alumni community of actuaries.

Date of Completion	March 2008		March 2009		March 2010		March 2011		March 2012
Date of Completion	(num.)	(pct.)	(num.)	(pct.)	(num.)	(pct.)	(num.)	(pct.)	(num.)	(pct.)
Regular Company or Organization	30	71%	21	50%	20	50%	17	31%	22	44%
Instructor	4	10%	6	14%	3	8%	7	13%	11	22%
Civil Service	0	0%	0	0%	1	3%	1	2%	3	6%
Graduate Schools	4	10%	10	24%	7	17%	18	33%	7	14%
Research Students	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	2	3%	1	2%
Other	4	10%	5	12%	9	22%	10	18%	6	12%
Total	42		42		40		55		50