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General Mathematics at Boston University

General Mathematics at Boston University

Every general mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mathematical sciences program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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

Boston U General Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

Boston U General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #37 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences 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.

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

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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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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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

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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