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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 10,998 people earned their degree in applied mathematics, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In , applied mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,929 and had an average of $25,554 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 813 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,306 and $31,813 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 509 applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied mathematics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in applied mathematics.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree applied math students.

Top 17 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Mathematics in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St. Thomas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region. UST is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at UST

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 81 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Southern Methodist University Applied Mathematics Report

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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 87 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at UT Dallas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin

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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Dallas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 57 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UH Applied Mathematics Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at Arizona State University - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at University of Arizona

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #9, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at University of Tulsa

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Rice University Applied Mathematics Report

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied math degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s applied math degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Mathematics at UT Arlington

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University of North Texas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNT Applied Mathematics Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Applied Mathematics Report

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s applied math degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UCO Applied Mathematics Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas State Applied Mathematics Report

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Dallas Baptist University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Math Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied math students in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Applied Mathematics at DBU

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