Mathematics at University of Georgia

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 63 of them were mathematics majors.

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

UGA Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UGA Mathematics Rankings

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

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 math major at UGA 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
	141
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	194

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in math from UGA. This makes it the #194 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Math Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $39,208. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UGA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	36
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in math from UGA in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UGA, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 7 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Statisticians	920	$92,800
Mathematical Science Professors	730	$76,640

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.