Mathematics at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 18 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.

Lehigh Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Lehigh performed in these rankings.

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 Lehigh 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in math from Lehigh. This makes it the #245 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from Lehigh in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lehigh Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 math majors earned their master's degree from Lehigh. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Lehigh, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.