Mathematics at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 187 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UCR.

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

UCR Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UCR Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UCR 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 UCR 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	154
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In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in math from UCR. This makes it the #87 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $23,826. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Math Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students earned a bachelor's degree in math from UCR. About 49% of these graduates were women and the other 51% were men. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	26
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCR Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of math master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics

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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.