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. Of the 9,086 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 133 of them were applied mathematics majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks applied math programs across the country. The following shows how UCSD performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27

In 2021, 141 students received their master’s degree in applied math from UCSD. This makes it the #7 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UCSD Applied Math Graduates

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $54,802. This is 6% higher than $51,707, which is the national average for all applied math bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 133 applied math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSD, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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	26
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	10
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCSD Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 applied math majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	132
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.