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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #35 most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found California State University - Long Beach to be the most popular school for mathematics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 37% of the math majors at the school.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 96% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 55% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Far Western US Region . Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 20 students majoring in math at Portland State University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in math at UCSB, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 65% are male.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics programs. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Women make up 19% of the math majors at the school.

Full Mathematics at California State University - East Bay Report

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics programs. Cal Poly Pomona is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona.

Of the 16 students majoring in math at Cal Poly Pomona, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Women make up 43% of the math majors at the school.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

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

Of the 13 students majoring in math at Oregon State, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,199
Washington 425
Oregon 390
Nevada 117
Hawaii 64
Alaska 14

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

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 25 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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