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. Of the 4,788 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 114 of them were mathematics majors.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in math from Boston U. This makes it the #50 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $43,129. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math 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

The math program at Boston U awarded 114 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 6% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Boston U Mathematics Master’s Program

The math program at Boston U awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

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	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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