Mathematics at Pacific Lutheran 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 Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 12 of them were mathematics majors.

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

PLU Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

PLU Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at PLU 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
Best Mathematics Schools	135
	164
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Best Value Mathematics Schools	266

How Much Do Math Graduates from PLU Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $41,580. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Math Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from PLU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at PLU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at PLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PLU also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Statisticians	1,280	$100,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$75,020

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.