Mathematics at New York University

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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 124 math majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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

NYU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

NYU Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at NYU 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
	15
	19
Best Value Mathematics Schools	160

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in math from NYU. This makes it the #2 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NYU Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at NYU is $57,869. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 34% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at New York University.

NYU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from NYU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NYU Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Mathematics from NYU in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Statistics
• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870

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
• Image Credit: By Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.