Applied Mathematics at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. Of the 1,431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 2021, 21 of them were applied mathematics majors.

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

Yale Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Yale Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in applied math from Yale. This is the #149 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 applied math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Yale Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

The applied math program at Yale awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

Yale also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Financial Analysts	6,240	$105,950
Actuaries	980	$132,910
Financial Specialists	870	$77,690
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Mathematical Science Professors	520	$80,500

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.