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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in math from VCU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at VCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Focused Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	163
	205
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	610

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in math from VCU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $39,377. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,164 for all math students.

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

Of the 57 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

VCU Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 math majors earned their master's degree from VCU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VCU also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Other 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 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
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.