Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University

General Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University

Every general 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 general applied math program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern General Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Northwestern General Applied Mathematics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general applied math, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Applied Math Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

21% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general applied math master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

undefined

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Mathematical Science Professors 2,480 $66,600
Actuaries 1,950 $110,430
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.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.