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Mathematics at Duke University

Mathematics at Duke University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Duke Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Duke 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 70

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Mathematical Science Professors 1,870 $74,330
Statisticians 1,500 $101,010

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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