Mathematics at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Boston U Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Boston University.

Boston U Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	28
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Boston U Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of math master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Boston U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	138

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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