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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 160 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Dallas, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

About 21% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 97 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Austin, 68% are male and 32% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’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.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

Of the 88 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UH, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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University of North Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UNT, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 39 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Rice, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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

Of the 25 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Arlington, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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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 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).
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