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. Of the 1,396 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in 2021, 35 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.

Brandeis Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Brandeis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
	71
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in math from Brandeis. This makes it the #116 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Brandeis Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brandeis is $49,431. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Brandeis in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 9% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brandeis Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in math from Brandeis in 2021, 88% were men and 13% were 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.