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2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

47 Colleges
$75,327 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #14 most popular major in the country with 15,127 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 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in the Southeast Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southeast Region . Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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The University of West Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. UAH is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Huntsville.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 30
Florida 392
North Carolina 438
Virginia 242
Tennessee 249
Georgia 269
South Carolina 62
Louisiana 182
West Virginia 11
Kentucky 117
Arkansas 54
Alabama 83

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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