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Why study math at UMass Lowell?

Mathematics provides tools for explanation and analysis in the physical, engineering, business and social sciences. These tools can help in areas as diverse as planning and evaluating market research, modeling problems in business and finance, developing new educational practices, comparing treatment groups in the biological and social sciences, providing fundamental organizing structure for the physical world and giving satisfaction to those who love mathematics for its own sake.

At UMass Lowell, you can:

  • Earn your bachelor's degree through both the day and evening programs.
  • Focus your B.S. in Mathematics degree by choosing one these seven options: General, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business Applications, Computer Science, Probability and Statistics, and Teaching.
  • Customize your master's degree with one of four options: General, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, and Mathematics for Teachers.
  • Earn a Doctor of Science in Computational Mathematics, offered in conjunction with the Computer Science Department.

Meet Our Students

Nhuy Phan sits at the front of a classroom of students with a presentation screen behind her.
Nhuy Phan '24
Mathematics

For Nhuy Phan, an aspiring math teacher who emigrated from Vietnam, "mathematics is a universal language."

UTeach opened me up to all these scholarship opportunities.
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Jacob Solomon in lab
Jacob Solomon ’18
English & Mathematics

Jacob Solomon is as well-rounded as they come. The honors English and math major is assisting with research in a biology lab.

As a college student, I don’t just want to do such-and-such professional task. I want to learn and convince myself that the world is accessible to me.
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Alex Frieden stands at a lectern and speaks into a microphone.
Alex Frieden '09
Mathematics

Alex Frieden found his calling thanks to an elective sociology course.

UMass Lowell hires professors who are there to connect with students, and that really speaks to the university’s character
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UMass Lowell student Albert Farah is seated at a desk while looking at a computer and tablet.
Albert Farah '24
Physics, Mathematics

Albert Farah found multiple paid research experiences at UMass Lowell.

The professors are really excited to talk about their research, and that infuses itself into me.
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Deborah Washington Brown '75
Mathematics

One of the first Black women to graduate from UML with a math degree, Deborah Washington Brown ’75 spent her lifetime running toward new challenges.

She single-handedly demolished any stereotypes or reduced expectations we had, and rewrote the attitudinal ‘manual’ for the potential of women and minorities in the sciences. - Prof. Alexander Olsen
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