Mathematics Doctoral Program

Here, you’ll enhance your expertise in mathematics foundations and complex mathematical models, and will learn how to effectively communicate that expertise through presentations and seminars.

Alongside a faculty mentor you choose from among our world-class experts, you’ll produce a dissertation that develops a significant result in mathematics, and its application. You’ll graduate from the program well-prepared for careers in academia, technology industries (pharmaceuticals, insurance, financial services, etc.), scientific and management consulting companies and military and government research labs

The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers dynamic opportunities to explore leading-edge research within a close community of faculty mentors. You'll be able to study under a faculty mentor in the area that you find most exciting:

• Algebraic Cryptography

• Computational Algebra

• Decision Making under Uncertainty

• Group Theory

• Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering

• Numerical Analysis

• Optimization

• Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)

• Quantum Algorithms

• Reliability Theory

• Risk-Averse Optimization

• Statistical Learning

• Stochastic Modeling

• Statistics

The Stevens Advantage: Widen Your Career Options

Stevens university-wide emphasis on innovative research relevant to the real world supplies graduate students with the support to pursue coursework far beyond foundational mathematics. This exposure not only enhances the value of the Stevens education, but gives you the upper hand when entering the job market after graduation.

Stevens’ Hoboken, N.J., campus is located close to numerous industry hubs—such as the pharmaceutical corridor in New Jersey and epicenter of American finance in Manhattan—as well as a thriving start-up ecosystem. Employers in these sectors are always on the lookout for talented graduates with expertise in mathematics.

Learn more about what makes graduate education from Stevens a unique experience:

• Graduate Cooperative Education Program: Available with two tracks, your co-op experience can serve as a starting point for a research project or augment your on-campus research with complimentary experience.

• International Student Experience: Tap into our expanding worldwide network of research, academic and alumni partners and mentor with our expert faculty in a number of federally-designated STEM degree programs. Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is available to gain work experience in your major/field of study.

• State-of-the-Art Research Labs and Facilities: Build, tinker and test your designs in Stevens' MakerCenter, Prototype and Object Fabrication Lab, or numerous other research facilities.

• Research Opportunities: Renowned faculty, labs and research centers – as well as industry partnerships and funding from leading national agencies – support strategic and interdisciplinary research in engineering and science.

• Assistantships and Fellowships: Stevens offers funding to select graduate students in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships and fellowships. Limited in number, these highly competitive opportunities are awarded to exceptional candidates based on merit.

• Expanded Learning Options: The Schaefer School offers new opportunities for doctoral students to do coursework at universities in the New York City area – and around the world – through our growing list of academic partnerships with other prestigious universities. Learn more about our latest partnerships.

Stevens graduate students have the opportunity to learn from leading experts in AI and machine learning research, and their applications in data science and robotics.

Mathematical Sciences Research at Stevens

The Department of Mathematical Sciences is home to the internationally recognized Algebra and Cryptology Center (ACC), which investigates new techniques from computational algebra and their applications to practical problems in cryptography and cryptanalysis. The Department is also known for world-class expertise in the field of stochastic optimization.

The Department holds regular seminars and hosts workshops and international conferences. It also hosts outreach initiatives such as Math Circles and Math Olympiad with the aim to foster enthusiasm for mathematics and creative thinking in school students.