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Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Mathematics Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California 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 Mathematics program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 17% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 83% are male.

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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 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 16% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 84% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 11% of the math majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the math majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 79% are male.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

About 18% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 82% are male.

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

Of the 10 students majoring in math at UC Davis, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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Best Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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).

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