Mathematics at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a 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 math program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 219 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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

UCSD Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UCSD 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 UCSD 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 Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	174

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in math from UCSD. This makes it the #132 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSD Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $40,222. 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 UCSD

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

UCSD Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 219 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 3% more women than 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	23
International Students	124
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in math from UCSD in 2021, 100% were men and 0% 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 math.

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

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 14 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.