Applied Mathematics at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a applied math school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's applied math program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 353 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from UCLA.

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.

UCLA Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math

UCLA Applied Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The applied math major at UCLA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Applied Mathematics Schools	29
Best Value Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32

Earnings of UCLA Applied Math Graduates

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $51,707. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allapplied math bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 353 applied math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	53
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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