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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in math from Salem State.

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

Salem State Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Salem State Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State performed in these rankings.

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 Salem State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	186
	200
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in math from Salem State. This makes it the #167 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Salem State Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $39,673. 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 Salem State

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

Salem State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Salem State in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Salem State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in math.

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

Salem State Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of math master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Salem State, 100% 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 Salem State University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.