by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Mathematics is the 26th most popular major in the country with 28,536 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 4,326 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 495 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 71 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. That schools that top this list have a program in general mathematics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree mathematical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Elizabeth City State University is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Elizabeth City State University
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia State is a public institution located in Petersburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Clark Atlanta University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 22 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about General Mathematics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Mississippi College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi College is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Wake Forest University
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Alabama in Huntsville ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Alabama in Huntsville is located in Huntsville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Clemson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Louisiana Tech University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 25 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at Georgia State University
Georgia Southern University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Georgia Southern University
College of Charleston ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. C of C is a fairly large public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at College of Charleston
With a ranking of #16, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Mathematics at Middle Tennessee State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s mathematical sciences 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%.
McNeese State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s mathematical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at McNeese State University
With a ranking of #19, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cookeville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees 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 more about General Mathematics at Tennessee Technological University
Florida State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Kentucky University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 10 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at Western Kentucky University
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on General Mathematics at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 18 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Mathematical Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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