Math Schools

As a professor or instructor of math classes at one of the 1,475 accredited math schools in the country, you play a influential role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The trends in the math academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes math training at the following levels:

  • Math Certificate
  • Associates degree in Math
  • Bachelors degree in Math
  • Masters degree in Math
  • PhD degree in Math

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Math professionals

83,690 86,020 87,380 90,180 95,960
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 95,960 math professionals were working in the US. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has grown by 15%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. Over the next 7 years, this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Math professionals

10th percentile		 $45,062
25th percentile		 $58,978
50th percentile		 $81,392
75th percentile		 $107,350
90th percentile		 $139,620

In 2010, the median salary earned by math professionals around the nation, was $81,392 per year. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for math professionals in the US was 28% more than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Math

$72,968 $76,255 $78,422 $79,312 $81,392
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for math professionals have grown by 12%.

Educational Trends

National Math Student enrollment growth by degree

753 829 855 933 1,051
14,978 15,144 15,329 15,649 16,169
1,309 1,358 1,377 1,557 1,604
4,771 4,928 5,034 5,260 5,673
220 181 192 201 225
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Math
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Math
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Math
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Math
  • Grey: Certificate in Math

The career outlook for math professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the year 2006 there were 22,031 students who graduated from math degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 24,722 students graduating from math schools.

This represents a 12% change in the number of graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from math courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Math Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 169
bachelor		 1,430
master		 538
doctor		 279
Certificate		 37
Total2,453

The number of schools offering math programs has decreased. In 2006 there were 1430 math schools across the nation, and in 2010, there were 1475 schools.

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States

  1. Math Schools in California161 Schools
  2. Math Schools in New York100 Schools
  3. Math Schools in Texas97 Schools
  4. Math Schools in Pennsylvania95 Schools
  5. Math Schools in Ohio56 Schools
  6. Math Schools in Illinois52 Schools
  7. Math Schools in North Carolina47 Schools
  8. Math Schools in Massachusetts47 Schools
  9. Math Schools in Michigan41 Schools
  10. Math Schools in Indiana40 Schools
  11. Math Schools in Virginia38 Schools
  12. Math Schools in Georgia37 Schools
  13. Math Schools in Missouri36 Schools
  14. Math Schools in Tennessee35 Schools
  15. Math Schools in Wisconsin32 Schools
  16. Math Schools in Oklahoma32 Schools
  17. Math Schools in South Carolina30 Schools
  18. Math Schools in New Jersey29 Schools
  19. Math Schools in Kansas28 Schools
  20. Math Schools in Florida28 Schools
  21. Math Schools in Minnesota27 Schools
  22. Math Schools in Iowa26 Schools
  23. Math Schools in Alabama26 Schools
  24. Math Schools in Kentucky24 Schools
  25. Math Schools in Maryland22 Schools
  26. Math Schools in Mississippi22 Schools
  27. Math Schools in Louisiana21 Schools
  28. Math Schools in Oregon19 Schools
  29. Math Schools in Connecticut18 Schools
  30. Math Schools in Nebraska18 Schools
  31. Math Schools in Arkansas17 Schools
  32. Math Schools in Colorado17 Schools
  33. Math Schools in Washington State16 Schools
  34. Math Schools in West Virginia14 Schools
  35. Math Schools in South Dakota10 Schools
  36. Math Schools in Montana10 Schools
  37. Math Schools in Idaho9 Schools
  38. Math Schools in Utah9 Schools
  39. Math Schools in Vermont9 Schools
  40. Math Schools in Arizona9 Schools
  41. Math Schools in Maine9 Schools
  42. Math Schools in New Hampshire8 Schools
  43. Math Schools in North Dakota8 Schools
  44. Math Schools in Wyoming8 Schools
  45. Math Schools in Washington DC8 Schools
  46. Math Schools in New Mexico7 Schools
  47. Math Schools in Rhode Island7 Schools
  48. Math Schools in Delaware6 Schools
  49. Math Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  50. Math Schools in Nevada3 Schools
  51. Math Schools in Alaska3 Schools

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