Mathematics at Portland State 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Portland State University 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Portland State University Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of math master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	86

Related Majors

• Applied 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Statisticians	610	$80,920

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.