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Mathematics at Northwestern University

Mathematics at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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

Northwestern Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Northwestern 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 36
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Northwestern Mathematics Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of math master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 65

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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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