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Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Mathematics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.

RPI Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

RPI Mathematics Rankings

The math major at RPI 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 42
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 77

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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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