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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in applied mathematics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #35 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 509 master's degrees in applied mathematics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Applied Mathematics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in applied mathematics.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Applied Math

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

81 Annual Graduates

$80,690 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in applied mathematics. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Those applied mathematics students who get their master's degree from Southern Methodist University make $2,467 more than the standard applied math grad.

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

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

43 Annual Graduates

University of Arizona is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of Arizona

3

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

62 Annual Graduates

$82,241 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a master's degree in applied mathematics. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.

Applied Mathematics master's degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin get an earnings boost of about $4,018 above the typical earnings of applied mathematics graduates.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin

4

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

84 Annual Graduates

$76,148 Median Starting Salary

Arizona State University - Tempe is a great decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in applied mathematics. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, applied math master's recipients usually make about $76,148 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from Arizona State University - Tempe

5

The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX

87 Annual Graduates

$73,814 Median Starting Salary

UT Dallas is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson.

Soon after graduating, applied math master's recipients usually earn around $73,814 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from The University of Texas at Dallas

6

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

13 Annual Graduates

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from University of North Texas

7

University of Houston
Houston, TX

57 Annual Graduates

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

8

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

12 Annual Graduates

UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from The University of Texas at Arlington

9

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

26 Annual Graduates

UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a master’s in applied mathematics from The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best Applied Mathematics Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	392
Arizona	180	111
Oklahoma	153	13

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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	465
General Applied Mathematics	32
Computational & Applied Mathematics	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Applied Math

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Statistics	387
Mathematics	249
Applied Statistics	7
Other Statistics	1

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.