General Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study general mathematics, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

VCU General Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

VCU General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

In the mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.