Applied Mathematics at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Berkeley Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	50
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UC Berkeley Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

The following applied math concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Applied Mathematics	281
Financial Mathematics	96

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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