Mathematics
Associate in Science
Program Details
The Mathematics Associate in Science Degree is designed to prepare students to transfer to colleges and universities that offer bachelor's degrees in mathematics. Students with a degree in mathematics may pursue careers in a variety of industries such as education, finance, insurance, information technology, engineering and operations, manufacturing, consulting, analysis, research, and more. The Mathematics Associate in Science Degree requires a total of 18-21 units, in addition to other graduation requirements. NOTE: Students planning to transfer to a local CSU may also want to consider the Mathematics AS-T Degree.
Mathematics Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Bioinformatics Technicians
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 40,330
- High salary: 154,140
- Average salary: 71490
Biostatisticians
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 60,390
- High salary: 170,700
- Average salary: 103300
Business Intelligence Analysts
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 63,650
- High salary: 194,410
- Average salary: 112590
All Careers in Mathematics (8)
| Mathematicians | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 121,680 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Intelligence Analysts | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 112,590 |
| Clinical Data Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 112,590 |
| Biostatisticians | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Rising | 103,300 |
| Statisticians | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 103,300 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 79,350 |
| Bioinformatics Technicians | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 71,490 |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 64,580 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Analyze and synthesize information from functions, equations, models, or data sets in order to gain insights and draw conclusions.
- Distinguish between the multiple possible methods to solve mathematical problems in order to apply the appropriate problem-solving strategy and explain the process and solution to others.