Oregon·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1022

Best Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Oregon, 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.

17 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 381 people a year. The job pays a median of $91,770 in Oregon across about 820 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorInstructorMathematics ProfessorMathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)LecturerMath TeacherMath ProfessorAlgebra Teacher
Graduates / yr
381
in Oregon
Median pay · Oregon
$91,770
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
820
people employed
Schools
17
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
63%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,564
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

11 programs in Oregon that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (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 Oregon page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 27.0101In Oregon
214
56.2%
15$48,772$21,544
2
CIP 27.0305In Oregon
48
12.6%
3$60,930$21,143
3
CIP 30.0801In Oregon
30
7.9%
5$89,651$23,175
4
CIP 27.0599In Oregon
23
6.0%
1$59,718$20,150
5
CIP 27.0501In Oregon
22
5.8%
2$59,718$20,150
6
CIP 13.1311In Oregon
20
5.2%
4$43,033$26,044
7
CIP 26.1102In Oregon
14
3.7%
1$72,338$18,500
8
CIP 52.1302In Oregon
5
1.3%
1$62,069$23,500
9
CIP 27.0304In Oregon
2
0.5%
1$60,930$21,143
10
CIP 27.0601In Oregon
2
0.5%
1
11
CIP 27.0301In Oregon
1
0.3%
1$60,930$21,143

Top 17 schools in Oregon

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 17 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR Public · 5 feeder programs
100Mathematics, General$45,20470%77%
2Portland State University
Portland, OR Public · 5 feeder programs
83Mathematics, General$37,42753%91%
3University of Oregon
Eugene, OR Public · 3 feeder programs
69Mathematics, General$25,24172%88%
4Reed College
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
33Mathematics, General71%$28,27225%
5Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
30Mathematics, General75%$27,62178%
6Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
14Biostatistics
7Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR Public · 3 feeder programs
12Mathematics Teacher Education47%98%
8Linfield University
McMinnville, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Mathematics, General70%$26,24385%
9Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR Public · 3 feeder programs
8Mathematics, General43%89%
10Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General43%98%
11Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Mathematics, General67%$30,57190%
12Willamette University
Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Mathematics, General71%$20,34577%
13Corban University
Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General61%$23,09694%
14University of Portland
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
3Mathematics, General80%$33,82289%
15Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
2Computational and Applied Mathematics54%95%
16Bushnell University
Eugene, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Mathematics, General56%$22,14367%
17George Fox University
Newberg, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Mathematics, General72%$26,56494%

All 17 schools in Oregon

Every school in Oregon 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.

All schools in Oregon that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisPublic1005
Portland State UniversityPortlandPublic835
University of OregonEugenePublic693
Reed CollegePortlandPrivate not-for-profit332
Lewis & Clark CollegePortlandPrivate not-for-profit303
Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandPublic141
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouthPublic123
Linfield UniversityMcMinnvillePrivate not-for-profit81
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublic83
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandePublic61
Pacific UniversityForest GrovePrivate not-for-profit41
Willamette UniversitySalemPrivate not-for-profit41
Corban UniversitySalemPrivate not-for-profit31
University of PortlandPortlandPrivate not-for-profit32
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublic21

What mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in Oregon

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oregon
$91,770
Mean annual
$98,190
Jobs in state
820
What the range looks like
10th pct$59,000Median$91,77090th pct$138,260
Versus the national median
+14.8%

U.S. median $79,940. Oregon pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.37×

Concentrated here: Oregon employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Oregon

Eugene-Springfield, OR
$103,580median
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$91,480median
550 jobs
Salem, OR
$83,400median
40 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+2.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
4,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
1,300
58,900 → 60,200
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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

MathematicsSpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionWritingCritical Thinking

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oregon

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 Oregon.

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 214 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 56.2% 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 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 381 people a year in Oregon.

How much do mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in Oregon?+

The median is $91,770 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 14.8% above 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 Oregon?+

17 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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