Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 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.

VCU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

VCU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of math master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	67

Related Majors

• Statistics
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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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Mathematicians	440	$121,240

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
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