Mathematics at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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

FAU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

FAU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at FAU 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FAU 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.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Florida Atlantic University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	28

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Mathematical Science Professors	2,160	$73,990
Statisticians	630	$81,960
Mathematicians	90	$87,820

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

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