Applied Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Rankings

Applied Math Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computational Mathematics	2

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Financial Analysts	11,980	$93,870
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Financial Specialists	3,370	$74,880
Mathematical Science Professors	2,460	$88,390

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.