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Mathematics at University of California - Berkeley

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Mathematics at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 118 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley 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 Schools 138

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in math from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #245 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $47,541. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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Math Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The math program at UC Berkeley awarded 118 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 42
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UC Berkeley Mathematics Master’s Program

The math program at UC Berkeley awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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

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

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 24 students 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Mathematical Science Professors 5,160 $127,480
Mathematicians 530 $100,000

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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