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2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 15,127 people earned a degree or certificate in mathematics and statistics, making the major the #14 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for mathematics and statistics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the United States for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 44 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools 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.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - East landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

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#10

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 6,283
Statistics 4,594
Mathematics 3,764
Applied Statistics 388
Other Statistics 98

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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