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Mathematics at Virginia Tech

Mathematics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Tech Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Mathematics Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the math majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Mathematics Master’s Program

36% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of math master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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Of the students who received a math master's degree from Virginia Tech, 55% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mathematics 26

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Statisticians 1,180 $87,700
Mathematicians 440 $121,240

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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