Applied Mathematics at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study applied mathematics, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year.

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.

CU - Boulder Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Applied Mathematics Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a applied math master's degree from CU - Boulder, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Colorado Boulder. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Applied Mathematics	51

Related Majors

• Mathematics

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Financial Analysts	3,770	$109,120
Financial Specialists	3,650	$83,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Statisticians	1,080	$84,380
Mathematical Science Professors	1,010	$69,150

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 University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.