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Mathematics at Colby College

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Mathematics at Colby College

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what Colby College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in math from Colby.

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

Colby Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Colby Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Colby 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 Colby 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 38
Most Focused Mathematics Schools 44
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Most Popular Mathematics Schools 292

Math Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Colby in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Colby also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Mathematical Science Professors 260 $66,770
Statisticians 90 $73,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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