Mathematics at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 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.

William Paterson University Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math

William Paterson University Mathematics Rankings

The math major at William Paterson University 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.

Math Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 43% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

The following math concentations are available at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics	22

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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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Mathematical Science Professors	1,690	$96,400
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090
Mathematicians	270	$117,060

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
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