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:

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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UMass Lowell student Ginika Okoli smiles while holding two candy bars.
Ginika Okoli '24
Mathematics

A data analytics summer internship at candy giant Mars Inc. gave Ginika Okoli a new perspective on her mathematics degree.

I did not expect myself to be where I am right now, but UMass Lowell has held my hand the whole way.
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Rebecca Mendum writing the Wright-Fisher model formula on a dry erase white board.
Rebecca Mendum '23, '24
Mathematics

After earning two degrees at UMass Lowell, Rebecca Mendum is continuing her education at Harvard University.

I just know that I love math, and that’s why I chose to major in it. You have to do what makes you happy. Life is too short.
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Tanya Kieu holds cotton candy and popcorn below an arch of balloon flowers at UMass Lowell's SpringFest.
Tanya Kieu '24
Mathematics

Aspiring math teacher Tanya Kieu ’24 gained real-world teaching experience through the UTeach program.

Through UTeach and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, I’ve had a lot of opportunities for jobs and research.
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    Theoretical Math Wins Professor an NSF Grant

    Associate Professor Joris Roos was recently awarded a $217,000 National Science Foundation grant to support his research on harmonic analysis, a branch of mathematics with applications in signal processing, medical imaging, fluid dynamics, data analysis and other fields.
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    Computer Science Grad Pays It Forward with Hawk Advisor

    Computer science graduate Jessica Vu ’26 created Hawk Advisor, an AI-powered website that helps UMass Lowell students explore career paths and choose electives that align with their professional goals.
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  • Math Professor James Propp stands in front of a leafy background

    Math Professor is First at UML to Win Radcliffe Fellowship

    Mathematics Professor James Propp is the first faculty member at UMass Lowell to win a coveted fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. He will spend a year researching how order emerges from random “tilings” of a plane.
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