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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students received a bachelor's degree in math from UCLA.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Math

UCLA Mathematics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mathematics Schools	11
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Mathematics Graduate Certificate Schools	18
Most Focused Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	40

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in math from UCLA. This makes it the #14 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Math Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $50,739. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 18% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 172 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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	41
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	36
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCLA Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 math majors earned their master's degree from UCLA. Of these graduates, 96% were men and 4% were women.

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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 19 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.