Mathematics at University of Massachusetts - Boston

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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

UMass Boston Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Math

UMass Boston Mathematics Rankings

The math major at UMass Boston 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.

Math Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	26

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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
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