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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the Southeast Region 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 & Statistics program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Of the 150 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Vanderbilt, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Tulane, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 80 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at U Miami, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #7, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of Kentucky

Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Florida State, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Women make up 13% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#11

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Women make up 42% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at Duke University Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

Of the 41 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Knoxville, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
13 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
14 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
14 University of Georgia Athens, GA
16 The University of Tampa Tampa, FL
17 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
17 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
17 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA

Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,534
West Virginia 120
South Carolina 363
Florida 1,161
Virginia 1,057
Arkansas 179
Mississippi 169
Louisiana 376
Alabama 431
Kentucky 367
Georgia 921
Tennessee 636

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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