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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$64,552 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mathematics was ranked #60 in the country. In fact 3,764 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mathematics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for mathematics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 25% of the math majors at the school.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 28% of the math majors at the school.

Full Mathematics at University of Houston Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in math at Texas Tech, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

About 31% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 69% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in math at UT Arlington, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 8 students majoring in math at University of Arizona, 88% are male and 13% are female.

Full Mathematics at University of Arizona Report

With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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

Full Mathematics at University of North Texas Report

With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 308
Arizona 34
Oklahoma 13
New Mexico 28

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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