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Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$13,962 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,327 Avg Salary

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

With 10,755 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mathematics and statistics is the #15 most popular major in California.

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 Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for mathematics and statistics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $11,629 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics and statistics schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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Out of the 20 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 per year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $8,873 per year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 906
Oregon 546
Hawaii 64
Nevada 123
Alaska 17

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 20 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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