General Mathematics at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying general mathematics, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

WVU General Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Mathematical Sciences

WVU General Mathematics Rankings

The mathematical sciences major at WVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 mathematical sciences, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mathematical Sciences Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of mathematical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical mathematical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at WVU since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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 General Mathematics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Mathematical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in mathematical sciences 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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