Applied Mathematics at University of California - Merced

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from UC Merced.

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 Merced Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Applied Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied math progam at UC Merced 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 UC Merced 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
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	44
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Schools	51
Best Value Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools	91
Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	98
Most Focused Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	121
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	137
	140

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in applied math from UC Merced. This makes it the #138 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Merced Applied Math Graduates

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $32,755. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,707 for all applied math students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UC Merced since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Merced Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 2 applied math students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Merced, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Merced also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Merced.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.