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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in math from RPI.

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
• Master’s Degree in Math
• Doctorate Degree in Math

RPI Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at RPI 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
	10
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	57
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Mathematics Schools	78
Best Value Mathematics Schools	160

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in math from RPI. This is the #270 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from RPI Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at RPI is $67,066. This is 55% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RPI Mathematics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in math from RPI.

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

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

RPI also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 7 students 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.