Applied Mathematics at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

USC Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at USC 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied math majors at University of Southern California.

USC Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	21
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

USC Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Financial Mathematics	107
Computational & Applied Mathematics	96
General Applied Mathematics	13

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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