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

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$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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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Dallas to be the most popular school for mathematics and statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 34% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

Of the 112 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at SMU, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mathematics and statistics schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 32% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 89 students majoring in mathematics and statistics at ASU - Tempe, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for mathematics and statistics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in mathematics and statistics at the school are women while 70% are male.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 59% of the mathematics and statistics majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree mathematics and statistics programs. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 44% 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 26 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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