Mathematics at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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

Virginia Tech Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Virginia Tech 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Virginia Tech Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of math master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Virginia Tech, 55% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	92

Related Majors

• Applied Statistics
• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.