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

Best Mathematical Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Wyoming, 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.

6 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 46 people a year. The job pays a median of $76,910 in Wyoming across about 110 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorInstructorMathematics ProfessorMathematics Instructor (Math Instructor)LecturerMath TeacherMath ProfessorAlgebra Teacher
Graduates / yr
46
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
$76,910
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
110
people employed
Schools
6
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
47%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wyoming that lead to this job

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

3 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming
33
71.7%
6$48,772$21,544
2
CIP 27.0501In Wyoming
10
21.7%
1$59,718$20,150
3
CIP 13.1311In Wyoming
3
6.5%
1$43,033$26,044

Top 6 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 6 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 3 feeder programs
27Mathematics, General59%97%
2Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
6Mathematics, General42%
3Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General43%
4Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
5Mathematics, General49%
5Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
2Mathematics, General37%
6Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
1Mathematics, General52%

All 6 schools in Wyoming

Every school in Wyoming 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 Wyoming that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of WyomingLaramiePublic273
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic61
Casper CollegeCasperPublic51
Northwest CollegePowellPublic51
Central Wyoming CollegeRivertonPublic21
Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorringtonPublic11

What mathematical science teachers, postsecondary earn in Wyoming

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

Median annual in Wyoming
$76,910
Mean annual
$73,830
Jobs in state
110
What the range looks like
10th pct$47,890Median$76,91090th pct$101,470
Versus the national median
-3.8%

U.S. median $79,940. Wyoming pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.24×

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

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 Wyoming

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 Wyoming.

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 33 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 71.7% 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 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Mathematics, Statistics, Teacher Education and Professional Development. Together they graduate about 46 people a year in Wyoming.

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

The median is $76,910 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.8% 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 Wyoming?+

6 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 3 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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