Mathematics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. Of the 4,885 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2021, 39 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.

UNLV Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UNLV Mathematics Rankings

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

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 UNLV 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 Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	119
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	728

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in math from UNLV. This makes it the #216 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNLV Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $41,964. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Math Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 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 UNLV since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNLV Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in math from UNLV in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UNLV, 67% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in math.

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

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 3 students 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Mathematical Science Professors	260	$68,880
Natural Sciences Managers	220	$115,150
Statisticians	70	$71,210
Mathematicians	40	$79,980

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.