Best Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in North Carolina, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations.
40 schools in North Carolina run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,435 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,620 in North Carolina across about 1,870 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in North Carolina that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
12 programs in North Carolina that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in North Carolina (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own North Carolina page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 27.0101In North Carolina → | 570 | 39.7% | 39 | $48,772 | $21,544 |
| 2 | CIP 27.0501In North Carolina → | 280 | 19.5% | 5 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
| 3 | CIP 27.0301In North Carolina → | 218 | 15.2% | 5 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 4 | CIP 26.1102In North Carolina → | 144 | 10.0% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 5 | CIP 13.1311In North Carolina → | 57 | 4.0% | 6 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 6 | CIP 27.0305In North Carolina → | 51 | 3.6% | 3 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 7 | CIP 52.1302In North Carolina → | 45 | 3.1% | 2 | $62,069 | $23,500 |
| 8 | CIP 27.0502In North Carolina → | 33 | 2.3% | 3 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
| 9 | CIP 27.0601In North Carolina → | 14 | 1.0% | 2 | — | — |
| 10 | CIP 27.9999In North Carolina → | 11 | 0.8% | 1 | $59,063 | $21,500 |
| 11 | CIP 30.0801In North Carolina → | 10 | 0.7% | 1 | $89,651 | $23,175 |
| 12 | CIP 27.0399In North Carolina → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
Top 25 schools in North Carolina
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 40 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 4 feeder programs | 366 | Applied Mathematics, General | $75,105 | 91% | — | 15% |
| 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 6 feeder programs | 360 | Statistics, General | $54,026 | 85% | — | 42% |
| 3 | Duke University Durham, NC Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 212 | Statistics, General | $97,197 | 97% | $16,260 | 6% |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 4 feeder programs | 96 | Mathematics, General | $42,740 | 69% | — | 80% |
| 5 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 69 | Mathematics, General | — | 89% | $20,914 | 22% |
| 6 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 44 | Mathematics, General | $40,856 | 75% | — | 90% |
| 7 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 42 | Mathematics Teacher Education | $43,607 | 63% | — | 89% |
| 8 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 34 | Mathematics, General | — | 71% | — | 64% |
| 9 | High Point University High Point, NC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 24 | Mathematics Teacher Education | — | 74% | $37,072 | 75% |
| 10 | Elon University Elon, NC Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 19 | Statistics, General | — | 84% | $33,688 | 66% |
| 11 | Davidson College Davidson, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Mathematics, General | — | 91% | $16,628 | 13% |
| 12 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Mathematics, General | $33,651 | 54% | — | 92% |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Mathematics, General | $24,619 | 56% | — | 89% |
| 14 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Mathematics, General | $34,802 | 60% | — | 82% |
| 15 | Meredith College Raleigh, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Mathematics, General | — | 70% | $19,552 | 74% |
| 16 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 12 | Mathematics, General | — | 57% | — | 50% |
| 17 | Winston - Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Mathematics, General | — | 47% | — | 78% |
| 18 | Wingate University Wingate, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Mathematics, General | — | 46% | $21,585 | 91% |
| 19 | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Mathematics, General | — | 44% | — | 64% |
| 20 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Mathematics, General | — | 42% | $22,259 | 71% |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 5 | Mathematics, General | — | 44% | — | 93% |
| 22 | Brevard College Brevard, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 49% | $21,334 | 42% |
| 23 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 61% | $23,331 | 87% |
| 24 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 38% | — | 82% |
| 25 | Greensboro College Greensboro, NC Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 4 | Mathematics, General | — | 46% | $19,549 | 70% |
All 40 schools in North Carolina
Every school in North Carolina with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public | 366 | 4 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public | 360 | 6 |
| Duke University | Durham | Private not-for-profit | 212 | 4 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public | 96 | 4 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | Private not-for-profit | 69 | 4 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | Public | 44 | 1 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | Public | 42 | 2 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public | 34 | 2 |
| High Point University | High Point | Private not-for-profit | 24 | 3 |
| Elon University | Elon | Private not-for-profit | 19 | 3 |
| Davidson College | Davidson | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | Public | 15 | 1 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public | 15 | 2 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public | 15 | 2 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | Private not-for-profit | 12 | 1 |
What mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $79,940. North Carolina pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: North Carolina employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in North Carolina
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in North Carolina
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 23 majors mapped to Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary20 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1311Mathematics Teacher Education
- 26.1102Biostatistics
- 27.0101Mathematics, General
- 27.0102Algebra and Number Theory(no graduates reported)
- 27.0103Analysis and Functional Analysis
- 27.0104Geometry/Geometric Analysis(no graduates reported)
- 27.0105Topology and Foundations
- 27.0199Mathematics, Other
- 27.0301Applied Mathematics, General
- 27.0304Computational and Applied Mathematics
- 27.0305Financial Mathematics
- 27.0306Mathematical Biology
- 27.0399Applied Mathematics, Other
- 27.0501Statistics, General
- 27.0502Mathematical Statistics and Probability
- 27.0503Mathematics and Statistics
- 27.0599Statistics, Other
- 27.0601Applied Statistics, General
- 27.9999Mathematics and Statistics, Other
- 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
- 30.5001Mathematics and Atmospheric/Oceanic Science(no graduates reported)
- 38.0102Logic
- 52.1302Business Statistics
Common questions
Answers for people weighing mathematical science teachers, postsecondary programs in North Carolina.
What degree do you need to become a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Mathematics, General, which awarded 570 degrees in North Carolina in 2024-25, 39.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Biomathematics, plus 5 more. Together they graduate about 1,435 people a year in North Carolina.
How much do mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in North Carolina?+
The median is $73,620 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 7.9% below the U.S. median of $79,940. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +2.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 4,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in North Carolina?+
40 institutions in North Carolina reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do mathematical science teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Mathematics Professor, Mathematics Instructor (Math Instructor) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1022.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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