Bridgeport, CT (population: 136,604) has one math school within its city limits. University of Bridgeport has a total student population of 5,103. It is the 680th highest ranked school in the USA and the 13th highest in the state of Connecticut (#1 is Wesleyan University).
Math students from Bridgeport schools who go on to become mathematicians, math teachers, biomathematicians, actuaries, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,770 people working as mathematicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $93,920. Also, Statisticians make on average $75,220 per year and there are about 21,370 of them employed in the US today.
Bridgeport lies in Fairfield county, which is one of the 8 counties in Connecticut. Overall, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area has 418,180 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2% unemployment rate, $28/hr average worker wage, and a $57,340 average annual salary.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Bridgeport ends up costing a student $25,035/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Bridgeport |
| Shelton | CT | - | 1 | 22.4751 | 8 | 10.4 miles |
| New Haven | CT | 123,302 | 4 | 21.032 | 186 | 16.8 miles |
| Stamford | CT | 121,373 | 3 | 23.4636 | 2 | 19.3 miles |
| Danbury | CT | 80,411 | 2 | 45.3903 | 71 | 20.2 miles |
| Northport | NY | - | 1 | 22.5858 | 10 | 21.3 miles |
| North Haven | CT | - | 1 | 35.1029 | 2 | 22.5 miles |
| Greenwich | CT | 63,768 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.8 miles |
| Selden | NY | - | 1 | 13.9764 | 71 | 24.0 miles |
| Hauppauge | NY | - | 1 | 28.2785 | 2 | 25.2 miles |
| Waterbury | CT | 107,118 | 6 | 27.6482 | 209 | 26.9 miles |
| Brentwood | NY | 62,689 | 3 | 7.13275 | 13 | 28.5 miles |
| Purchase | NY | - | 3 | 30.3278 | 126 | 28.8 miles |
| Bohemia | NY | - | 1 | 25.3952 | 5 | 29.4 miles |
| Syosset | NY | - | 2 | 24.7065 | 10 | 29.7 miles |
| Valhalla | NY | - | 2 | 5.85535 | 54 | 31.0 miles |
| Oakdale | NY | - | 3 | 20.4059 | 126 | 31.0 miles |
| White Plains | NY | 57,617 | 2 | 21.3371 | 15 | 31.5 miles |
| Meriden | CT | 59,261 | 1 | 19.9014 | 3 | 31.9 miles |
| Farmingdale | NY | - | 1 | 52.4784 | 41 | 34.1 miles |
| Bethpage | NY | - | 1 | 14.1078 | 16 | 34.2 miles |
| Hicksville | NY | 41,571 | 0 | - | 0 | 34.4 miles |
| New Rochelle | NY | 74,592 | 3 | 35.7163 | 149 | 35.6 miles |
| Levittown | NY | 54,433 | 2 | 30.9098 | 14 | 36.3 miles |
| Bristol | CT | 61,049 | 4 | 39.4402 | 191 | 36.5 miles |
| Amityville | NY | - | 1 | 35.0667 | 7 | 37.1 miles |
| Bronxville | NY | - | 2 | 40.2295 | 43 | 37.3 miles |
| Mount Vernon | NY | 68,747 | 8 | 36.4632 | 259 | 38.1 miles |
| Yonkers | NY | 206,441 | 3 | 17.9245 | 2 | 38.7 miles |
| Garden City | NY | - | 5 | 29.9653 | 250 | 39.3 miles |
| Hempstead | NY | 54,072 | 4 | 22.5315 | 163 | 40.4 miles |