Mathematics at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in math from Bucknell.

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

Bucknell Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Bucknell Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Bucknell performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Bucknell 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 Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	832

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in math from Bucknell. This is the #289 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Math Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in math from Bucknell. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Bucknell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

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