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Mathematics at St Olaf College

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Mathematics at St Olaf College

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what St Olaf College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in math from St. Olaf.

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

St. Olaf Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

St. Olaf Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
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Most Popular Mathematics Schools 96
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
Best Value Mathematics Schools 191

How Much Do Math Graduates from St. Olaf Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Olaf is $47,797. This is 11% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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Math Student Demographics at St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from St. Olaf in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Olaf since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at St. Olaf 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 St Olaf College with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 44
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

St. Olaf 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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Statisticians 820 $95,930
Mathematical Science Professors 730 $80,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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