Applied Mathematics at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from UH.

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.

UH Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UH Applied Mathematics Rankings

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

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 applied math major at UH 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
Most Popular Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	88

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in applied math from UH. This makes it the #40 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Applied Math Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $30,343. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,707 for all applied math students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

The applied math program at UH awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Houston with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UH 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Financial Specialists	10,780	$70,830
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.