Mathematics at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

GWU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at GWU 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 GWU

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

GWU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GWU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	36

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Statisticians	1,240	$104,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Mathematical Science Professors	220	$113,120
Mathematicians	50	$133,870

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
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

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