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Computational & Applied Mathematics at Stanford University

Computational & Applied Mathematics at Stanford University

If you plan to study computational & applied mathematics, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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

Stanford Computational & Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computational and Applied Math

Stanford Computational & Applied Mathematics Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in computational and applied math, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computational and Applied Math Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computational and applied math majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Computational & Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

31% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of computational and applied math master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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In the computational and applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Computational and Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in computational and 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 Stanford University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Actuaries 1,410 $120,680
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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