Mathematics at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. In 2021, 42 math majors received their bachelor's degree from WCUPA.

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

WCUPA Mathematics Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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 Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	453
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	524

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

Earnings of WCUPA Math Graduates

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $47,228. This is 9% higher than $43,164, which is the national average for all math bachelor's degree recipients.

Math Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

The math program at WCUPA awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCUPA Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in math from WCUPA in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from WCUPA, 100% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390
Mathematicians	50	$76,250

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.