Mathematics at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and approximately 1,353 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.

Western Mathematics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Math

Western Mathematics Rankings

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Math Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

Western Mathematics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of math associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in math only graduates about 39% women each year. The program at Western may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in math at Western are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Western does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in math graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Mathematical Science Professors	510	$59,940
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Statisticians	350	$63,120

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.