Texansfan1 is correct, it is not uncommon for math majors to break into finance, or any other career field for that matter. Most people assume that math majors are only able to become teachers after college. This is not true. The truth is math majors can find well compensated positions in many fields because of how difficult the degree is and how relevant math is to everything we do. However, if your overall goal is to become a financial analyst, I would definitely look into some type math degree that has a focus on finance and quantitative analysis. Many analysts at prominent hedge funds have economics/math backgrounds. Don’t let people fool you into thinking you must major in finance.