Mathematics at Brandeis University

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

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Brandeis Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Brandeis 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of math master's degrees went to men and 10% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Mathematics	49

Related Majors

• 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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

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