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2023 Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Mathematics & Statistics 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for mathematics and statistics students. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for mathematics and statistics students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mathematics and statistics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular mathematics and statistics programs. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Miami did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #10, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for mathematics and statistics students. It came in at #13 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Mathematics & Statistics students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
15 University of Georgia Athens, GA
16 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
17 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

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.

  • 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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