2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Applied Mathematics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #35 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 878 master's degrees in applied mathematics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Mathematics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of applied mathematics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to applied mathematics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of applied mathematics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt applied mathematics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied mathematics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for applied mathematics students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The applied math school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Applied Mathematics in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied mathematics.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

146 Annual Graduates

$134,475 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Those applied mathematics students who get their master's degree from Vanderbilt University earn $48,083 more than the average applied math graduate.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Vanderbilt University

2

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

38 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in applied mathematics. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from William & Mary

3

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

107 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Tulane University of Louisiana

4

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

60 Annual Graduates

$76,647 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in applied mathematics has to check out University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville.

Students who graduate with their master's from the applied math program report average early career income of $76,647.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Virginia - Main Campus

5

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

108 Annual Graduates

Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

6

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

46 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from North Carolina State University

7

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

30 Annual Graduates

Florida State is a very large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Florida State University

8

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

36 Annual Graduates

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

45 Annual Graduates

$57,028 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the applied math program report average early career income of $57,028.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Kentucky

10

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Central Florida

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

Explore the best applied mathematics schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	150
Georgia	190	84
Virginia	182	61
North Carolina	178	71
Tennessee	166	146
Alabama	151	4
Kentucky	147	43
Louisiana	147	101
South Carolina	146	1
Mississippi	145	0
Arkansas	121	14

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Math

One of 4 majors within the Mathematics & Statistics area of study, Applied Mathematics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Applied Math Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Financial Mathematics	818
General Applied Mathematics	60

Majors Similar to Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics	464
Statistics	357
Applied Statistics	36

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Steven G. Johnson. More about our data sources and methodologies.