Mathematics at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 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.

GSU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

GSU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at GSU 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 GSU

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

GSU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

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

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

GSU 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 75% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at Governors State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	12

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 Governors State 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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.