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Master's in Mathematics at Tufts University

Tufts University, United States

Programme overview

Our Master of Science in Mathematics provides you with basic graduate training in mathematics. As a math graduate student, you will choose from a widely ranging program of study that may focus on pure or applied mathematics. The program's flexible coursework is designed to prepare you for employment in areas such as academia, government, business or industry or for further graduate study.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Mathematics  |  Duration: 2 years (30 credits)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Medford, MA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application fee; Resume/CV; Personal Statement (750 words or fewer): This statement should include your reasons for wanting to pursue graduate study at Tufts and within the Department of Mathematics. Discuss what makes mathematics exciting to you. In addition, please include a description of a math problem or topic that challenged you early in your undergraduate experience. Discuss how you, perhaps with the help of others, overcame those difficulties to understand the problem better and how you presently understand it. Do not be afraid to choose something from a "basic" class like calculus. Your application materials already speak to your achievements; here instead we are interested in hearing about how you have developed your interest in mathematics. Please limit your statement to 750 words or fewer.; Official TOEFL or IELTS, if applicable; Transcripts

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall

Duration: 2 years (30 credits)

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