Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying 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 approximately 13,519 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.

Carnegie Mellon Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Carnegie Mellon 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Carnegie Mellon Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of math master's degrees went to men and 11% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	58
Other Mathematics	2

Related Majors

• Other Statistics
• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

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 Carnegie Mellon 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 Daderot under License

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