Mathematics at Wake Forest University

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if Wake Forest University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year.

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

Wake Forest University Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wake Forest University Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of math master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% women graduate in math each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 7% more women than average.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Wake Forest University, 56% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	34

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Mathematical Science Professors	1,870	$74,330
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010

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 JHMM13 under License

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