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2023 Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #60 most popular major in the country with 3,764 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in math at MSU Bozeman, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Mathematics at Montana State University Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in math at U of U, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

Women make up 60% of the math majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

About 50% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Of the 9 students majoring in math at BYU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

Of the 7 students majoring in math at Colorado State, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Women make up 29% of the math majors at the school.

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The University of Montana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics programs. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in math at UM, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#9

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the math majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in math at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 47
Utah 58
Idaho 13
Montana 38
Wyoming 5

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

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 14 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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