How (un)popular is Math in the US?

College Majors
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<p>In the UK Maths is really unpopular and there’s a shortage of Mathematicians. However, I’d like to do graduate study in the US and I was wondering whether the US was also suffering from a shortage.</p>

<p>My quick guess would be that Math would be really unpopular in the US since every time I watch your TV programs they always ‘insult’ mathematics and make it look really geeky and unattractive.</p>

<p>Thanks for any answers.</p>

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<p>Math is definitely not one of the more popular majors in the US.</p>

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<p>So will this make it easier for me to get into Yale’s graduate school for Mathematics?</p>

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Last year Yale had 132 applicants for 6 spots…</p>

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<p>lol. dang. </p>

<p>I’d say that even though (compared to other majors) there are few people in mathematics there are still thousands for only several hundred available spots in the graduate schools.</p>