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2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, applied mathematics was ranked #79 in the country. In fact 11,107 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Applied Mathematics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for applied math majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the applied math majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in applied math at UNC Charlotte, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Southeast Region . Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

About 40% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree applied mathematics programs. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 25% of the applied math majors at the school.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #8, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the applied math majors at the school.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #10, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for applied mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 152
Virginia 205
North Carolina 323
Florida 203
Tennessee 164
Kentucky 81
South Carolina 31
Louisiana 104
Arkansas 18
Alabama 45
Mississippi 9
West Virginia 36

Applied Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Steven G. Johnson.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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