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General Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

General Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Every general mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mathematical sciences program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254.

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

MIT General Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

MIT General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 59
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 24
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Mathematical Science Professors 1,700 $92,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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