Mathematics
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Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Mathematics degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and San Diego, CA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Mathematics degree recipients are Swarthmore, PA, Northfield, MN, and Williamstown, MA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Mathematics is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Mathematics and the types of students that study this field. University of Wisconsin-Madison awards the most degrees in Mathematics in the US, but Amherst College and Swarthmore College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mathematics.
Tuition costs for Mathematics majors are, on average, $7,231 for in-state public colleges, and $38,800 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Mathematics programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (707 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (14,920 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Mathematics, is Public, 4-year or above (14,920 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Mathematics programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most Mathematics degree recipients, with 362 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Mathematics.
Out of all institutions that offer Mathematics programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Amherst College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Mathematics, with 11.1%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Mathematics by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Math & Statistics graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Math & Statistics majors is $123,411 and the most common occupations are Postsecondary teachers, Software developers, and Secondary school teachers.
The industry that employs the most Math & Statistics majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Math & Statistics majors is $123,411 and the most common occupations are Postsecondary teachers, Software developers, and Secondary school teachers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Math & Statistics majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Math & Statistics majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Math & Statistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Math & Statistics majors, by number of employees, are Postsecondary teachers, Software developers, and Secondary school teachers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Math & Statistics majors working as Actuaries, Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, and Computer & information research scientists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Math & Statistics majors are Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Surgeons, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.
The number of Math & Statistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.45%, from 791,152 in 2023 to 810,542 in 2024.
The largest single share of Math & Statistics graduates go on to work as Postsecondary teachers (7.64%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Math & Statistics by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Math & Statistics majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Computer Systems Design.
The highest paying industries of Math & Statistics majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Bowling centers, and Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers.
The number of Math & Statistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.45%, from 791,152 in 2023 to 810,542 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Math & Statistics graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Math & Statistics.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Math & Statistics majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Math & Statistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Math & Statistics in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Math & Statistics is 43.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Math & Statistics degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Math & Statistics (11,475 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Math & Statistics. The most common ages of employees with this major are 31 and 30 years old, which represent 2.94% and 2.9% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Mathematics are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Math & Statistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Mathematics.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Mathematics for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Mathematics.
White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in USSR that hold Math & Statistics degrees (6.37 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is China (35,925 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Mathematics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mathematics majors need many skills, but most especially Mathematics. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Mathematics majors need more than the average amount of Mathematics, Science, and Programming.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Mathematics majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Mathematics is very distinctive for majors, but the Mathematics, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning are the three most important skills for people in the field.
