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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate School for You

Mathematics & Statistics is the #14 most popular major in the country with 15,127 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Mathematics & Statistics at University of Central Florida Report

Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 3 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

About 50% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for mathematics and statistics students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 5 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at NC State, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at North Carolina State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

Read full report on Mathematics & Statistics at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Of the 2 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at Georgia State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Mathematics & Statistics at Georgia State University Report

#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic 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 #10 on the list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Best Mathematics & Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best mathematics and statistics schools 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 24 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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