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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor'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 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor'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 101 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the mathematics and statistics bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for mathematics and statistics students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 302 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Austin, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

About 32% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 68% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 68% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

About 46% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Women make up 22% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 83 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Rice, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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

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The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 32% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#11

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

About 63% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 37% are male.

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University of North Texas ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#14

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

With a ranking of #14, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at NAU, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at University of Oklahoma, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Mathematics & Statistics students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
16 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
17 Baylor University Waco, TX
18 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
19 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
20 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK

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 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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