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. Of the 1,953 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021, 33 of them were applied mathematics majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Applied Math

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied math progam at Carnegie Mellon 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	5
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in applied math from Carnegie Mellon. This is the #160 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 48% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.