Mathematics Education
If you have a passion for crunching numbers, enroll in a mathematics education and learn how to pass your love on to students of all ages.
Almost every profession comes down to numbers in some way or another and understanding how to use numbers is essential to operating in today’s world whether you are grocery shopping or buying a house. Because of this and other factors, math teachers are some of the most sought after and competitively paid teachers in the entire education industry. Math teachers instruct students in various mathematical areas such as geometry, algebra, calculus and statistics. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, full-time post-secondary math teachers earned an average annual salary of $65,450 in 2007, much higher than teachers of other subjects. And, get this: President Bush’s Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act knocks off a whopping $17,500 of your Stafford Loan Student debt upon graduation if you decide to become a math teacher. You don’t have to crunch any numbers to recognize the cost savings benefit of that one! Get into some courses today!