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.

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

Wayne State Mathematics 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

About 65% 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wayne State Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of math master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at Wayne State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	34

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.