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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 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 110 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 15% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Stevens Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 65% are male.

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Out of the 110 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 18% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Texas A&M College Station, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at American University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the United States. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 18 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at The American University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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Indiana University - East did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

About 64% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 36% are male.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

About 64% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Virginia Tech, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#11

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

With a ranking of #11, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at WMU, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Central Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#13

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #13, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 56% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#13

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Naval Postgraduate School, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 9 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Colorado State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Mathematics & Statistics students that almost earned our Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR
17 Smith College Northampton, MA
17 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
17 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
17 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
22 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
22 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

Mathematics & Statistics by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to brewbooks.

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