Mathematics at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UARK.

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

UARK Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UARK Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UARK 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 UARK 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 Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	118
Best Value Mathematics Schools	142

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in math from UARK. This makes it the #167 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Math Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $40,745. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Math Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from UARK. Of these graduates, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UARK since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UARK Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 5 math students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UARK, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UARK, 80% 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 Arkansas with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UARK also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Mathematical Science Professors	450	$56,280
Statisticians	380	$76,630
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$109,910

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.