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Financial Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study Financial Mathematics, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is in Cambridge, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 151 financial mathematics graduations were recorded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Online & Distance Learning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Many students take online classes at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among 11,886 students, 46 (0%) studied exclusively online and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Financial Mathematics graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Financial Mathematics graduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are 41% women (62) and 59% men (89).

Financial Mathematics Bachelor’s Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Among the 23 bachelor’s financial mathematics degrees awarded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 43% were women (10) and 57% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Financial Mathematics bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	6
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 52% of Financial Mathematics bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, higher than the national average of 32%.*

Financial Mathematics Master’s Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Of the 128 master’s financial mathematics degrees awarded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 41% were women (52) and 59% were men (76).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Financial Mathematics master’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	119
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 3% of Financial Mathematics master’s degree recipients at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, lower than the national average of 13%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Financial Mathematics Graduates

Graduates of the Financial Mathematics program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Financial Mathematics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Business Intelligence Analysts	$143,840
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Bioinformatics Technicians	$121,896
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Data Scientists	$106,295
Clinical Data Managers	$99,475
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.