Mathematics at Virginia Wesleyan University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347.

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

VWU Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Math

VWU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at VWU 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 VWU

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

VWU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at VWU since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at VWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	7

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 Wesleyan 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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