Applied Mathematics at San Jose State University

Every applied mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied math program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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

San Jose State Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at San Jose State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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.

Applied Math Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	9
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

San Jose State Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

If you plan to be a applied 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 San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Applied Mathematics	82

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Mathematics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Daderot under License

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