Mathematics at Luther College

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at Luther College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. In 2021, 9 math majors received their bachelor's degree from Luther.

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

Luther Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Luther Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Luther 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 Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	184
	184
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235

How Much Do Math Graduates from Luther Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Luther is $40,532. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Luther are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Statisticians	310	$74,430

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.