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

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

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

Applied Mathematics is the #79 most popular major in the country with 11,107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 8 students majoring in applied math at ASU - Tempe, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 33% of the applied math majors at the school.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular applied mathematics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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 #6 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa 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 #7 on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 638
Arizona 171
Oklahoma 24
New Mexico 1

One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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.

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