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Mathematics at Wayne State University

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Mathematics at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 math majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Wayne State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Wayne State 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
Best Value Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools 108
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 205

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in math from Wayne State. This makes it the #147 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Wayne State Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $48,388. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $43,164 for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

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Math Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Wayne State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wayne State Mathematics Master’s Program

17% Women
Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Mathematics from Wayne State in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Wayne State, 83% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Mathematical Science Professors 1,730 $85,970
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Statisticians 780 $80,920

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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