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Applied Mathematics at Vanderbilt University

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 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.

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

16% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 applied math majors earned their master's degree from Vanderbilt. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

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Of the students who received a applied math master's degree from Vanderbilt, 68% 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 19% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 99
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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