Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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

Penn State University Park Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Penn State University Park 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.

Math Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	48
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Penn State University Park Mathematics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Penn State University Park, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.