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Mathematics at Vanderbilt University

Mathematics at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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

Vanderbilt Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Vanderbilt 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

34% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 60
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Vanderbilt Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of math master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Vanderbilt, 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 143

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Mathematical Science Professors 1,090 $56,790
Statisticians 590 $74,450
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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