by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mathematics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mathematics is a major offered under the mathematics and statistics program of study at Northeastern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in math, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Northeastern is in the top 10% of the country for math. More specifically it was ranked #31 out of 430 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northeastern was $1,638 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,360 | $54,360 |
| Fees | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,480 | $17,480 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Math students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northeastern took out an average of $26,314 in student loans. That is 23% higher than the national average of $21,319.
The median early career salary of math students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern is $72,884 per year. That is 66% higher than the national average of $44,028.
Northeastern does not offer an online option for its math bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.5% of the math students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 41.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in math at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 19.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 26 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Mathematics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mathematics | 87 |
*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.
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