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Mathematics at San Diego State University

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Mathematics at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in math from SDSU.

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

SDSU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

SDSU Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at SDSU 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 Value Mathematics Schools 142
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in math from SDSU. This makes it the #116 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $32,780. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Math Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The math program at SDSU awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

SDSU Mathematics Master’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 math majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from SDSU, 75% 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 San Diego State University with a master's in math.

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

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

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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