Mathematics at West Virginia University

Every mathematics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the math program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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

WVU Mathematics Degrees Available

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

WVU Mathematics Rankings

The math major at WVU 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WVU Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of math master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from WVU, 60% 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 Virginia University with a master's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	28

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Mathematical Science Professors	290	$53,410
Statisticians	110	$76,070

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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