Mathematics at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688. Of the 3,669 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University at Albany in 2021, 47 of them were mathematics majors.

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

UAlbany Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how UAlbany performed in these rankings.

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 UAlbany 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in math from UAlbany. This makes it the #216 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAlbany Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAlbany is $36,324. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from UAlbany in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UAlbany Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of math master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UAlbany, 67% 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 University at Albany with a master's in math.

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

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Applied Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Mathematical Science Professors	4,700	$105,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Statisticians	1,120	$95,870

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.