Applied Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Every applied mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied math program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 183 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math

UNC Chapel Hill Applied Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the applied math progam at UNC Chapel Hill 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 applied math major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Focused Applied Mathematics Schools	36
	46

How Much Do Applied Math Graduates from UNC Chapel Hill Make?

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNC Chapel Hill is $64,899. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $51,707 for all applied math bachelor's degree recipients.

Applied Math Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied math majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

The applied math program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 183 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	73
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNC Chapel Hill 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Financial Specialists	3,430	$76,050
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010

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 Marchmain05 under License

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