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Mathematics at Swarthmore College

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Mathematics at Swarthmore College

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

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in math from Swarthmore.

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

Swarthmore Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Swarthmore Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore 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
Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Mathematics Schools 18
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Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 147
Best Value Mathematics Schools 152
Most Popular Mathematics Schools 236

How Much Do Math Graduates from Swarthmore Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Swarthmore is $59,964. This is 39% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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Math Student Demographics at Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Swarthmore in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Swarthmore 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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Statisticians 3,710 $85,180
Mathematical Science Professors 2,460 $88,390
Mathematicians 50 $76,250

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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