Applied Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.

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

MIT Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

MIT Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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.

Applied Math Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied math majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MIT Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	119
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

If you plan to be a applied math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Financial Mathematics	85

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Financial Specialists	2,890	$88,370

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 InSapphoWeTrust under License

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