Applied Mathematics at Brandeis University

If you plan to study applied mathematics, take a look at what Brandeis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Brandeis Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Brandeis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brandeis University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Financial Mathematics	100
General Applied Mathematics	47

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Financial Specialists	2,890	$88,370

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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.