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Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$53,297 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #16 most popular major in California with 7,199 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Mathematics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best school in California for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 425
Oregon 390
Nevada 117
Hawaii 64
Alaska 14

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

Majors Similar to Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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