Mathematics at Virginia Wesleyan University

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. In 2021, 7 math majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at VWU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	204
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	570

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

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at VWU since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

About 86% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

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