Math & statistics at Mines
Mines graduates about 32 math & statistics majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 697 schools we score for math & statistics, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 46 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 45% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Mines
Where math & statistics happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (WISEM), CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 34 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 10 · Offices 1 · Library 1.
Nearby in the math & statistics ranking
Other strong majors at Mines
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Computer science 85 · #56
- Chemistry & biochem 84 · #54
- Mechanical engineering 80 · #31
- Economics 60 · #217
- Biology 59 · #284
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Mines with every school we score in math & statistics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.