Mathematics at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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 of Alabama in Huntsville stacks up to those at other schools.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in math from UAH.

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

UAH Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UAH Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UAH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at UAH 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 Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in math from UAH. This makes it the #132 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAH Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAH is $54,127. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from UAH in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH Mathematics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in math from UAH. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UAH, 86% 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 of Alabama in Huntsville with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAH also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Mathematical Science Professors	670	$66,350
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Statisticians	170	$61,860

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.