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2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$80,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

Applied Mathematics is the #42 most popular major in California with 613 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in California 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 Applied Mathematics program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for applied mathematics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the applied math majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 27% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 73% are male.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for applied mathematics students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 70 students majoring in applied math at UC Irvine, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Applied Mathematics at University of California - Irvine Report

#4

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the applied math majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the applied math majors at the school.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 34% of the students majoring in applied math at the school are women while 66% are male.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the applied math majors at the school.

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Claremont Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 46% of the applied math majors at the school.

Full Applied Mathematics at Claremont Graduate University Report

University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for applied mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 20% of the applied math majors at the school.

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Best Applied Mathematics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Applied Mathematics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 188
Oregon 79
Nevada 0
Alaska 0

One of 4 majors within the area of study, applied mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Applied Math

Related Major Annual Graduates
Statistics 4,594
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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 Steven G. Johnson.

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