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

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Doctor'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 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mathematics & Statistics program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 24% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 28% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 72% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Of the 17 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at UT Austin, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at University of Arizona, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 43% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 21% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 42% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their doctor’s degree. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 40% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 200
Texas 1,148
Oklahoma 33
New Mexico 47

Mathematics & Statistics Majors to Study

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

Majors Similar to Mathematics & Statistics

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 21 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).
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