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Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$75,327 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #18 most popular major in the country with 52,396 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Southern Methodist University to be the best school for mathematics and statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Clear Lake is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 585
Texas 3,365
New Mexico 182
Oklahoma 252

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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