The aims and functions of mathematics education differ depending on the level of education. Moreover, the role of mathematics itself differs depending on the domain of its application. In this paper, we focus on mathematics education in the course of economics studies. Unfortunately, while mathematical methods prove useful in building economic models and the importance is still growing, the mathematics education plays increasingly smaller role in the course of economics studies at Polish universities. In this paper, we present the results of research on determining the significance of mathematics education from the perspective of economics students and graduates, as well as lecturers of economics. We also discuss the problem of how to introduce mathematics courses into teaching economics. We conclude that the mathematical skills of economics students do not meet the prerequisites of mathematics education in economics teaching.