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Mathematics at Governors State University

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Mathematics at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in math.

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

GSU Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Math

GSU Mathematics Rankings

Math Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Mathematics Master’s Program

89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in math from GSU in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from GSU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Mathematicians 50 $103,220

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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