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Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.

Check out the math master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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 California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

About 37% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 63% 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 24 students majoring in math at UCLA, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 20 students majoring in math at UC Irvine, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in California. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 35% of the math majors at the school.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the math majors at the school.

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California State University - East Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 81% are male.

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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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 57% are male.

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California State University - Sacramento ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 67% are male.

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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 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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