General Mathematics at Florida Atlantic University

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

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 General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

FAU General Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

FAU General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

In the mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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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