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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Associate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics & Statistics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mathematics and statistics majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 28% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#2

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at South Texas College, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at CNM, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Austin Community College District, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Out of the 62 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Tulsa Community College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Western Oklahoma State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Western is a small public school located in the town of Altus.

Women make up 60% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#8

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

Blinn College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Blinn College is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brenham.

About 38% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#9

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree mathematics and statistics programs. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

Of the 11 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Amarillo College, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#9

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.

About 27% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX
11 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ

Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics schools 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 26 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to brewbooks.

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