Mathematics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In 2021, 18 math majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCW.

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

UNCW Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UNCW Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UNCW 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 UNCW 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 Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	866

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in math from UNCW. This makes it the #116 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from UNCW Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $39,117. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

Math Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in math from UNCW. 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 UNCW since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNCW Mathematics Master’s Program

The math program at UNCW awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UNCW, 100% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Statistics

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.