Applied Mathematics at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Applied Math

Vanderbilt Applied Mathematics Rankings

Applied Math Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Of the students who received a applied math master's degree from Vanderbilt, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	87
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

The following applied math concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Financial Mathematics	146

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Financial Analysts	4,510	$74,870
Financial Specialists	2,770	$65,200
Mathematical Science Professors	1,090	$56,790
Statisticians	590	$74,450
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.