Mathematics at Macalester College

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Macalester College stacks up to those at other schools.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049.

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

Macalester Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Macalester Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Macalester 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 Macalester

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

Macalester Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Macalester since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Macalester College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	56

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Statisticians	820	$95,930
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$80,870

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
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