Mathematics at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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

Syracuse Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Syracuse 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.

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.

Math Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse Mathematics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Syracuse, 56% 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 Syracuse University with a master's in math.

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	52

Related Majors

• 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

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