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Mathematics at Vassar College

Mathematics at Vassar College

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 Vassar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,435 students attend the school each year.

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

Vassar Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Vassar Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Vassar 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.

Math Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Vassar 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 22
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Mathematics

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 Vassar College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 29

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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Mathematical Science Professors 4,700 $105,070
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Statisticians 1,120 $95,870

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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