Applied Mathematics at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received their master's degree in applied math.

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.

Stanford Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Stanford offers distance education options for applied math at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Applied Mathematics Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a master's degree in applied math from Stanford. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Financial Specialists	19,100	$80,720
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.