Mathematics at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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

UCLA Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Mathematics Rankings

The math major at UCLA 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	30
International Students	83
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UCLA Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of math master's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better 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 master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	123
Other Mathematics	92

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

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 - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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