Mathematics at University of Northern Iowa

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if University of Northern Iowa is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and has a total student population of 9,507. Of the 2,555 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Northern Iowa in 2021, 19 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.

UNI Mathematics Degrees Available

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

UNI Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at UNI 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 UNI 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
	189
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in math from UNI. This makes it the #5 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNI Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNI is $39,371. 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 UNI

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

UNI Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at UNI since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UNI 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 Northern Iowa with a bachelor's in math.

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

UNI Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 math majors earned their master's degree from UNI. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from UNI, 92% 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 Northern Iowa with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNI 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Mathematical Science Professors	640	$97,450
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Statisticians	310	$74,430

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.