Mathematics at Willamette 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 Willamette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,866. In 2021, 15 math majors received their bachelor's degree from Willamette.

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

Willamette Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

Willamette Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at Willamette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The math major at Willamette 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
Most Focused Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335

Math Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in math from Willamette in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Willamette since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at Willamette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Mathematical Science Professors	700	$92,210
Statisticians	610	$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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.