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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Mathematics is the 634th most popular major in the country with 472 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 other mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other mathematics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other mathematics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The other 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other math students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #2 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other math degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of California - San Diego Other Mathematics Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Math Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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