Mathematics at University of Houston

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 105 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.

UH Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UH Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how UH 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 math major at UH 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
Best Value Mathematics Schools	77
Best Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	83

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in math from UH. This makes it the #58 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Math Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $41,468. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 math majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	18
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UH Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in math from UH in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UH, 83% 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 Houston with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 18 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940

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.