Applied Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying applied mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

If you plan to be a applied 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 Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computational Mathematics	25
Financial Mathematics	10

Related Majors

• Other Statistics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Financial Specialists	3,370	$74,880
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390

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 Daderot under License

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