Mathematics at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in math from QC.

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

QC Mathematics Degrees Available

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

QC Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at QC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at QC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	59
	175
Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	194
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in math from QC. This makes it the #46 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of QC Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at QC is $31,465. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in math from QC. About 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at QC since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	30
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

QC Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in math from QC. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Queens College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.