Mathematics at Georgia State University

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what Georgia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 41 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Georgia State Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Georgia State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Georgia State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mathematics Schools	106
	214

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in math from Georgia State. This makes it the #16 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia State Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $39,083. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Georgia State in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Georgia State Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in math from Georgia State. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Statistics
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Statisticians	920	$92,800
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.