Applied Mathematics at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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.

UCSD Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at UCSD 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCSD Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	164
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

The following applied math concentations are available at University of California - San Diego. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Financial Mathematics	140
General Applied Mathematics	134

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Mathematics

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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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