Mathematics at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 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.

EIU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

EIU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at EIU 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.

Math Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in math.

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

EIU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from EIU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	7

Related Majors

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Mathematical Science Professors	2,480	$66,600
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Mathematicians	50	$103,220

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 Nyttend under License

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