Our Math Department offers the PhD, Masters,
concurrent BS/MS degrees and a graduate certificate in Applied Mathematics. According to the influential
site PhDs.org,
on a basis of 500 simulated rankings of 127 public and private
universities in the US, our Department's median rank is 11 (top 10%)
when the maximum weights (of 5) are allocated to the following
categories:
Student Outcomes (Overall
support and outcomes): The program supports a high fraction of
students, students graduate quickly and get jobs, and the program
tracks student placements, and
Student Resources (Professional
development): The program offers a wide range of professional
development opportunities and oversight mechanisms.
This top 10% nation-wide rank emphatically speaks of the high levels
of dedication, mentoring, academic training and professional support
offered by our faculty and staff to our graduate students. Our 34
faculty members have diverse
mathematical interests and a common
dedication to teaching and research. A teaching advisor and a temporary
academic advisor are assigned to
every incoming graduate student. Teaching advisors mentor and assist
students with their teaching duties and teaching philosophies.
Temporary academic advisors mentor and assist students with their
choices of courses and other academic decisions until students choose a
permanent academic advisor. The permanent academic advisor will mentor
and assist students with their reports, research projects, reading
courses, dissertation, job market, and all other aspects of their
professional life. The Department also offers coaching courses
such
as Math896: Preparation for the Qualifying Exams and Math799c: Workshop
on the job market application process and beyond.
Our program currently counts with
about 40
graduate students and it has
granted 65 master's degrees and 29
doctoral degrees over the past 10 years. With a good background, it
normally takes two
years to complete the requirements for a Master's degree and additional
three to four years to complete the Ph.D. Check out our list of graduate courses.
The Department's faculty and students are actively engaged in
research,
and all graduate students have close contact with the senior faculty.
The Department counts with Research
Groups in Number Theory, Algebra, Geometry and Topology,
Analysis,
Applied Math, and Math Education. Browse the sites of the individual
groups to learn about their members, research projects, seminars,
upcoming
conferences, and the job placement of former members.
The Department offers nine weekly seminars, including a graduate student seminar, and a substantial endowment for colloquia allows the Department to invite mathematicians of international stature to our eight series of Distinguished Lectures. Take a look at our list of events for the current semester (and browse the previous ones). Every summer, advanced graduate students have the opportunity to participate in summer workshops at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California.
Graduate students are supported by teaching
assistantships which include tuition waivers and outstanding
health insurance coverage.
Students making good progress may expect to be supported throughout
their degree program. The Department sponsors a number of awards for graduate students and
students can supplement their stipend by teaching during the summer or
by becoming Master or Organizational TAs.
Depending on availability of funds, the Department also provides
financial support for grad students to attend conferences in the US and
around the world.