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Financial Mathematics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Financial Mathematics at University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you are interested in studying financial mathematics, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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

UMass Amherst Financial Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Financial Math

UMass Amherst Financial Mathematics Rankings

Financial Math Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the financial math majors at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

UMass Amherst Financial Mathematics Master’s Program

11% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of financial math master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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Of the students who received a financial math master's degree from UMass Amherst, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the financial math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in financial math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Financial Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in financial 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Financial Analysts 13,400 $105,540
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Financial Specialists 2,890 $88,370
Mathematical Science Professors 1,700 $92,200
Economists 1,150 $117,680

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*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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