Mathematics at University of Mary Washington

If you plan to study mathematics, take a look at what University of Mary Washington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293. In 2021, 24 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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

UMW Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

UMW Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UMW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 math major at UMW 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	156
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	202
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Popular Mathematics Schools	338

Math Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in math from UMW. About 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 UMW since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UMW 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Mathematicians	440	$121,240

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.