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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from San Jose State.

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

San Jose State Applied Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied math progam at San Jose State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Applied Mathematics Schools	75
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Schools	115

Earnings of San Jose State Applied Math Graduates

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $37,653. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,707 for all applied math students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a bachelor's degree in applied math from San Jose State. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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	38
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.