Math Schools In Utah
In Utah, there are 9 accredited schools where math classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Utah's math academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in math includes math training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Math
- Bachelors degree in Math
- Masters degree in Math
- PhD degree in Math
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Math Employment
| Utah | 800 |
| National | 95,960 |
Approximately 1% of the country's math professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Math professionals In Utah
| 580 | 620 | 660 | 680 | 800 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Math is a growing field in Utah. In 2010 there were 220 more math professionals working in Utah than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of math has grown by 38% in Utah. This growth is faster than the national trend for math professionals which shows a 15% increase in the number of math professionals working around the nation.
Math VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $70,063 | $70,888 | $69,950 | $68,812 | $61,443 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Math
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to math professionals are declining in Utah. The mean salary for math professionals in 2006 was $70,063 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $61,443 per year.
Salary percentiles for Math professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$32,823 |
25th percentile |
$40,397 |
50th percentile |
$55,250 |
75th percentile |
$76,840 |
90th percentile |
$99,717 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 14%. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Utah, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of math. The pay differential between the highest paid math professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 204%
Average Salaries for Math professionals and related professions in Utah
Accounting |
$44,822 |
Liberal Arts |
$58,120 |
Math |
$61,443 |
Physics |
$93,090 |
In Utah, math professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Math programs available for each degree type for all schools in Utah
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
6 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 23 |
As the number of math professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited math schools in Utah state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 191 math graduates from math courses in Utah and in 2010 there were 224 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of math school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 17%. A majority of these graduates, or 48%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in math.